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FAMILY KETTER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Ketter.

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

History and meaning for Ketter.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Ketter 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 Ketter.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ketter:

1) The origin of the family name Ketter.

2) The meaning of the family name Ketter.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ketter.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ketter.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Ketter 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 Ketter:

* 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 Ketter:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Ketter

Coat of arms for the name Ketter 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 Ketter 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 Ketter. 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter K index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Kettenis | Go to name Ketterle | 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