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FAMILY SOMERHILL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Somerhill.

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

History and meaning for Somerhill.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Somerhill:

1) The origin of the family name Somerhill.

2) The meaning of the family name Somerhill.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Somerhill.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Somerhill.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Somerhill:

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burnt parchment for Somerhill name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Somerhill

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

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

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

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:

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Somerford | Go to name Somerie | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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