FAMILY CALANT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Calant

Coat of arms and family crest of Calant.

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

History and meaning for Calant.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Calant:

1) The origin of the family name Calant.

2) The meaning of the family name Calant.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Calant.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Calant.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Calant proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Calant appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Calant. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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

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