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FAMILY LOIR (DU): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Loir (du).

Genealogy of family Loir (du), origin of Loir (du), provenance of the family name Loir (du).

History and meaning for Loir (du).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Loir (du) 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 Loir (du).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Loir (du):

1) The origin of the family name Loir (du).

2) The meaning of the family name Loir (du).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Loir (du).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Loir (du).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Loir (du):

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

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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 Loir (du):

Name Loir (du)

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Loir (du). Very cheap.

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Loir (du)

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Loir (du) 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 Loir (du), 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 Loir (du), and origin for the family name Loir (du), nobiliary titles of the family name Loir (du) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Loir (du) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Loir (du) 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 Loir (du) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Loir (du), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Loir (du), 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 Loir (du).

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

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

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Loir (du):

Loir (du)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Loir du lude (du) | Go to name Loira | 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