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FAMILY COUILLES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Couilles.

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

History and meaning for Couilles.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Couilles:

1) The origin of the family name Couilles.

2) The meaning of the family name Couilles.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Couilles.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Couilles.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Couilles 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 Couilles:

* 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 Couilles:

Name Couilles

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burnt parchment for Couilles name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Couilles

Coat of arms for the name Couilles 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 Couilles 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 Couilles. 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* 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.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

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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 Couillerville | Go to name Couilliboeuf | 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