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FAMILY EBENHOFEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Ebenhofen.

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

History and meaning for Ebenhofen.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ebenhofen:

1) The origin of the family name Ebenhofen.

2) The meaning of the family name Ebenhofen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ebenhofen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ebenhofen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Ebenhofen:

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

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

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

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) 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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* 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.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Ebenhof (chevaliers d') | Go to name Ebensam | 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