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FAMILY CUGNIE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cugnie.

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

History and meaning for Cugnie.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cugnie:

1) The origin of the family name Cugnie.

2) The meaning of the family name Cugnie.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cugnie.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cugnie.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Cugnie:

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

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

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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 Cugnet | Go to name Cugnieres | 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