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FAMILY COWIE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cowie.

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

History and meaning for Cowie.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cowie:

1) The origin of the family name Cowie.

2) The meaning of the family name Cowie.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cowie.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cowie.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Cowie:

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

coat of arms sticker for Cowie

Coat of arms for the name Cowie in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Cowie appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Cowie and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Cowie is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

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

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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 Cowick | Go to name Cowie | 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