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FAMILY CUYLEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cuylen.

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

History and meaning for Cuylen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cuylen:

1) The origin of the family name Cuylen.

2) The meaning of the family name Cuylen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cuylen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cuylen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Cuylen:

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

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

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) 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:

* 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.

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

* 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.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

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

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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 Cuylemburg | Go to name Cuylenburg | 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