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FAMILY ABINGDON (COMTE D'): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Abingdon (comte d').

Genealogy of family Abingdon (comte d'), origin of Abingdon (comte d'), provenance of the family name Abingdon (comte d').

History and meaning for Abingdon (comte d').

The heraldry and the history of the family name Abingdon (comte d') 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 Abingdon (comte d').

This family name Abingdon (comte d') held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Abingdon (comte d'):

1) The origin of the family name Abingdon (comte d').

2) The meaning of the family name Abingdon (comte d').

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Abingdon (comte d').

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Abingdon (comte d').

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Abingdon (comte d'):

* 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 Abingdon (comte d') 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 Abingdon (comte d'), 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 Abingdon (comte d'), and origin for the family name Abingdon (comte d'), nobiliary titles of the family name Abingdon (comte d') and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Abingdon (comte d') appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Abingdon (comte d') 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 Abingdon (comte d') alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Abingdon (comte d'), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Abingdon (comte d'), 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 Abingdon (comte d').

It may be helpful for those with the name Abingdon (comte d') 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 Abingdon (comte d') 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 Abingdon (comte d') 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* The family name Abingdon (comte d') 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 Abingdon (comte d') as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Abingdon (comte d')

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