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FAMILY TOOR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Toor.

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

History and meaning for Toor.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Toor:

1) The origin of the family name Toor.

2) The meaning of the family name Toor.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Toor.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Toor.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Toor:

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burnt parchment for Toor name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Toor

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

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

* 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.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Toone | Go to name Toorenburg | 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