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FAMILY ZWEIFELN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Zweifeln.

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

History and meaning for Zweifeln.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Zweifeln.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Zweifeln.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zweifeln:

1) The origin of the family name Zweifeln.

2) The meaning of the family name Zweifeln.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zweifeln.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zweifeln.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter Z index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Zweifel | Go to name Zweiffel | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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