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FAMILY MAES (VAN DER): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Maes (van der).

Genealogy of family Maes (van der), origin of Maes (van der), provenance of the family name Maes (van der).

History and meaning for Maes (van der).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Maes (van der).

The surname Maes (van der) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Maes (van der):

1) The origin of the family name Maes (van der).

2) The meaning of the family name Maes (van der).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Maes (van der).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Maes (van der).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Maes (van der):

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

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

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

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

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

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

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Maes (van der):

Maes (van der)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Maes d'ophem | Go to name Maes (van der) van avenrode | 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