The heraldry and the history of the family name Harvelly have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.
Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Harvelly.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Harvelly:
1) The origin of the family name Harvelly.
2) The meaning of the family name Harvelly.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Harvelly.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Harvelly.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Harvelly have or have been established, among other places, in:
* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Harvelly:
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Harvelly:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Harvelly. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Harvelly and the history and origin for the family name Harvelly in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Harvelly appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Harvelly. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.
* The family name Harvelly 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 Harvelly as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Harvelly
Related Words: Harvelly family crest | Origin of the name Harvelly | Genealogy of the family Harvelly | Heraldry of the name Harvelly | Coat of arms of Harvelly | Genealogy of the Harvelly | Origin of the Harvelly | Meaning of the name Harvelly.
Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Harvelly:
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
