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FAMILY BURNHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Burnham.

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

History and meaning for Burnham.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Burnham:

1) The origin of the family name Burnham.

2) The meaning of the family name Burnham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Burnham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Burnham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Burnham:

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

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

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The family Burnham appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Burnham and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Burnham is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) 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:

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

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

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

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Burnevile | Go to name Burnham | 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