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FAMILY EKINGTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Ekington.

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

History and meaning for Ekington.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Ekington.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Ekington.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ekington:

1) The origin of the family name Ekington.

2) The meaning of the family name Ekington.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ekington.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ekington.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Ekington 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 Ekington:

* 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 Ekington:

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

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

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The family Ekington 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 Ekington 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 Ekington 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

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

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

* 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.

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

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

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

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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 Ekimov | Go to name Ekins | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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