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FAMILY COIGNON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Coignon.

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

History and meaning for Coignon.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Coignon:

1) The origin of the family name Coignon.

2) The meaning of the family name Coignon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Coignon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Coignon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Coignon 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 Coignon:

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

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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 Coignon:

Name Coignon

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

coat of arms sticker for Coignon

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Coignon 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 Coignon. 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) 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Coigneux (le) | Go to name Coigny | 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