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FAMILY MAAS (DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Maas (de).

Genealogy of family Maas (de), origin of Maas (de), provenance of the family name Maas (de).

History and meaning for Maas (de).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Maas (de).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Maas (de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Maas (de):

1) The origin of the family name Maas (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Maas (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Maas (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Maas (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Maas (de):

* 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 Maas (de):

Name Maas (de)

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

burnt parchment for Maas (de) name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Maas (de)

Coat of arms for the name Maas (de) 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 Maas (de) 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 Maas (de), 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 Maas (de), and origin for the family name Maas (de), nobiliary titles of the family name Maas (de) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Maas (de) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) 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:

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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Maas (de)

Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Maas (de):

Maas (de)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Maas | Go to name Maasberg | 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