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FAMILY BRUNEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Brunel.

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

History and meaning for Brunel.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Brunel:

1) The origin of the family name Brunel.

2) The meaning of the family name Brunel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Brunel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Brunel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Brunel has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Brunel have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Italy.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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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 Brunel:

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

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

The family name Brunel appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Brunel. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Brunel, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Brunel, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Brunel has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Brunel and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Brunel have some different spelling.

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

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

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

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

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