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FAMILY COUCHON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Couchon.

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

History and meaning for Couchon.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Couchon:

1) The origin of the family name Couchon.

2) The meaning of the family name Couchon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Couchon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Couchon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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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 Couchon:

Name Couchon

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Couchon. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Couchon name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Couchon.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Couchon

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

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

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) 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:

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* 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.

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

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

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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 Couchmaster | Go to name Couchonneau de cerny | 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