FAMILY DONN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Donn

Coat of arms and family crest of Donn.

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

History and meaning for Donn.

Donn is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Donn an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Donn:

1) The origin of the family name Donn.

2) The meaning of the family name Donn.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Donn.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Donn.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Donn 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 Donn:

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* 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.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Donmusco | Go to name Donn | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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