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FAMILY CAVANAGH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cavanagh.

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

History and meaning for Cavanagh.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cavanagh:

1) The origin of the family name Cavanagh.

2) The meaning of the family name Cavanagh.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cavanagh.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cavanagh.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cavanagh 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 Cavanagh:

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

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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 Cavanagh:

Name Cavanagh

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burnt parchment for Cavanagh name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Cavanagh

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

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

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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 Cavan (comte de) | Go to name Cavanagh | 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