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FAMILY SCHELDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Schelde.

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

History and meaning for Schelde.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Schelde:

1) The origin of the family name Schelde.

2) The meaning of the family name Schelde.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Schelde.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Schelde.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Schelde:

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

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

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

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

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:

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

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

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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 Schelcken | Go to name Scheldewaert | 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