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FAMILY ARMENOU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Armenou.

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

History and meaning for Armenou.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Armenou:

1) The origin of the family name Armenou.

2) The meaning of the family name Armenou.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Armenou.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Armenou.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Armenou:

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heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Armenio | Go to name Armenta | 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