FAMILY COTONOS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cotonos

Coat of arms and family crest of Cotonos.

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

History and meaning for Cotonos.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Cotonos 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 Cotonos.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cotonos:

1) The origin of the family name Cotonos.

2) The meaning of the family name Cotonos.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cotonos.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cotonos.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Cotonos appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Cotonos. Covers the birthplace of the name Cotonos, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Cotonos that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) 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:

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* 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.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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