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FAMILY CUPPENER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cuppener.

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

History and meaning for Cuppener.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cuppener:

1) The origin of the family name Cuppener.

2) The meaning of the family name Cuppener.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cuppener.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cuppener.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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

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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 Cuppellini | Go to name Cupper | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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