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FAMILY VIR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Vir.

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

History and meaning for Vir.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vir:

1) The origin of the family name Vir.

2) The meaning of the family name Vir.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vir.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vir.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Vir has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Vir proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* 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 Vir:

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burnt parchment for Vir name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Vir

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

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

The family name Vir appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Vir has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Vir arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Vir are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Vir are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Vir have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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

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:

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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

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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 Viquot | Go to name Vir | 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