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FAMILY COUSTAIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Coustain.

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

History and meaning for Coustain.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Coustain.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Coustain.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Coustain:

1) The origin of the family name Coustain.

2) The meaning of the family name Coustain.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Coustain.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Coustain.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Coustain 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 Coustain:

* 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 Coustain:

Name Coustain

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

burnt parchment for Coustain name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Coustain

Coat of arms for the name Coustain 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 Coustain 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 Coustain. 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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Coustain

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

Coustain

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Coussy de la mataudis | Go to name Coustant d'yanville | 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