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FAMILY DOUCHANT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Douchant.

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

History and meaning for Douchant.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Douchant:

1) The origin of the family name Douchant.

2) The meaning of the family name Douchant.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Douchant.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Douchant.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Douchant:

Name Douchant

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burnt parchment for Douchant name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Douchant

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

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

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

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:

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* 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.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* 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.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

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

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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 Doucovich | Go to name Douche | 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