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FAMILY CUNAENS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cunaens.

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

History and meaning for Cunaens.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cunaens:

1) The origin of the family name Cunaens.

2) The meaning of the family name Cunaens.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cunaens.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cunaens.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Cunaens:

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

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

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

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

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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 Cumptich (barons de) | Go to name Cunaneta | 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