FAMILY VATERRA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Vaterra

Coat of arms and family crest of Vaterra.

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

History and meaning for Vaterra.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vaterra:

1) The origin of the family name Vaterra.

2) The meaning of the family name Vaterra.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vaterra.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vaterra.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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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 Vaterra:

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Vaterra appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Vaterra. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Vaterra.

It may be helpful for those with the name Vaterra to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Vaterra It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Vaterra can have graphic variants.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* 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.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

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

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