FAMILY VILS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Vils

Coat of arms and family crest of Vils.

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

History and meaning for Vils.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vils:

1) The origin of the family name Vils.

2) The meaning of the family name Vils.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vils.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vils.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Vils:

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

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

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) 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:

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter V index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Vilroux | Go to name Vilsegger | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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