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FAMILY AWAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Awan.

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

History and meaning for Awan.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Awan:

1) The origin of the family name Awan.

2) The meaning of the family name Awan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Awan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Awan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Awan:

Name Awan

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Awan. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Awan name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Awan.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Awan and the history and origin for the family name Awan in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Awan

Coat of arms for the name Awan in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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

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

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* 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.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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

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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 Awaing | Go to name Awans | 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