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FAMILY NEF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Nef.

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

History and meaning for Nef.

Nef is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Nef an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Nef:

1) The origin of the family name Nef.

2) The meaning of the family name Nef.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Nef.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Nef.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Nef have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Nef:

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Nef has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Nef and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Nef have some different spelling.

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

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:

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

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

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