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FAMILY CORNIL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cornil.

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

History and meaning for Cornil.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Cornil have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Cornil.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cornil:

1) The origin of the family name Cornil.

2) The meaning of the family name Cornil.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cornil.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cornil.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of the Limousin.

* The French region of Limoges.

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

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

* Nobiliaire du Bas Limousin, by Joseph de Bergues La Garde.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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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 Cornil:

Name Cornil

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

coat of arms sticker for Cornil

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* 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.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

Related Words: Cornil family crest | Origin of the name Cornil | Genealogy of the family Cornil | Heraldry of the name Cornil | Coat of arms of Cornil | Genealogy of the Cornil | Origin of the Cornil | Meaning of the name Cornil.

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

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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 Cornigton | Go to name Cornil | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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