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FAMILY CANNEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cannen.

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

History and meaning for Cannen.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cannen:

1) The origin of the family name Cannen.

2) The meaning of the family name Cannen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cannen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cannen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cannen have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Cannen:

Name Cannen

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burnt parchment for Cannen name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cannen.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Cannen

Coat of arms for the name Cannen in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cannen appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Cannen. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

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

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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 Canneman | Go to name Cannens | 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