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FAMILY COMINES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Comines.

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

History and meaning for Comines.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Comines:

1) The origin of the family name Comines.

2) The meaning of the family name Comines.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Comines.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Comines.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Comines 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 Comines:

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

* 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 Comines:

Name Comines

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

coat of arms sticker for Comines

Coat of arms for the name Comines 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 Comines 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 Comines. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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:

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

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

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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

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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 Cominelli | Go to name Comines | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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