FAMILY VOOREN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Vooren

Coat of arms and family crest of Vooren.

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

History and meaning for Vooren.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vooren:

1) The origin of the family name Vooren.

2) The meaning of the family name Vooren.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vooren.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vooren.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Vooren:

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

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

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) 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:

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

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

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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

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

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