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FAMILY AU (VON): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Au (von).

Genealogy of family Au (von), origin of Au (von), provenance of the family name Au (von).

History and meaning for Au (von).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Au (von).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Au (von).

The etymological study of the surname Au (von) suggests that it is a surname originating from GERMANY, In German, Von is a fore-surname indicating a noble patrilineality, or a simple preposition used usually by commoners, meaning OF. It was also used by people who were ennobled or simply by citizens who loved places in Germany.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Au (von):

1) The origin of the family name Au (von).

2) The meaning of the family name Au (von).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Au (von).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Au (von).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Au (von):

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Au (von) appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Au (von) some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Au (von) in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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

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

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* 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.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

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