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FAMILY CUNYNGHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cunyngham.

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

History and meaning for Cunyngham.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cunyngham:

1) The origin of the family name Cunyngham.

2) The meaning of the family name Cunyngham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cunyngham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cunyngham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cunyngham 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 Cunyngham:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

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The family Cunyngham 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 Cunyngham 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 Cunyngham is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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

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:

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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

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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 Cunyat | Go to name Cunyngham | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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