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FAMILY HARRIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Harris.

Genealogy of family Harris, origin of Harris, provenance of the family name Harris.

History and meaning for Harris.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Harris.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Harris.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Harris:

1) The origin of the family name Harris.

2) The meaning of the family name Harris.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Harris.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Harris.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Harris have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Harris:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Harris:

Name Harris

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Harris.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Harris and the history and origin for the family name Harris in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Harris

Coat of arms for the name Harris in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Harris appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Harris and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Harris is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* The family name Harris appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Harris as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Harris

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Harris:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Harringwell | Go to name Harris | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests