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FAMILY COURHIN (LE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Courhin (le).

Genealogy of family Courhin (le), origin of Courhin (le), provenance of the family name Courhin (le).

History and meaning for Courhin (le).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Courhin (le).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Courhin (le).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Courhin (le):

1) The origin of the family name Courhin (le).

2) The meaning of the family name Courhin (le).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Courhin (le).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Courhin (le).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Courhin (le):

* 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 Courhin (le):

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

coat of arms sticker for Courhin (le)

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Courhin (le):

Courhin (le)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Courhin | Go to name Couriault | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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