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FAMILY OHEIMB: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Oheimb.

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

History and meaning for Oheimb.

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

The surname Oheimb is probably of GERMAN JEWISH origin, as surnames with the particle HEIM, which means HOME in German, are usually so.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oheimb:

1) The origin of the family name Oheimb.

2) The meaning of the family name Oheimb.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oheimb.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oheimb.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Oheimb:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Oheimb.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Oheimb 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 Oheimb, 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 Oheimb, and origin for the family name Oheimb, nobiliary titles of the family name Oheimb and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Oheimb appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* 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.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter O index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Ohe | Go to name Ohenry | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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