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FAMILY HEER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Heer.

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

History and meaning for Heer.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Heer:

1) The origin of the family name Heer.

2) The meaning of the family name Heer.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Heer.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Heer.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Heer 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 Heer:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Heer:

Name Heer

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burnt parchment for Heer name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Heer

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Heer 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 Heer. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Heer are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Heer, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Heer, and origin for the family name Heer, nobiliary titles of the family name Heer and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Heer appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Heer appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Heer alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Heer, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Heer, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Heer.

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

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:

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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

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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 Heenvliet (van) de kattendyke | Go to name Heer | 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