We use cookies to analyze our website traffic. You can see our cookie policy here. If you continue browsing you are accepting it.
Policy of cookies +

FAMILY CANTFORT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cantfort.

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

History and meaning for Cantfort.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cantfort:

1) The origin of the family name Cantfort.

2) The meaning of the family name Cantfort.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cantfort.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cantfort.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Cantfort:

Name Cantfort

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cantfort. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Cantfort name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Cantfort

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

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Cantfort

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* 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.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

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

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

Related Words: Cantfort family crest | Origin of the name Cantfort | Genealogy of the family Cantfort | Heraldry of the name Cantfort | Coat of arms of Cantfort | Genealogy of the Cantfort | Origin of the Cantfort | Meaning of the name Cantfort.

Cantfort

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

Cantfort

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Canteyn | Go to name Canthen | 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