FAMILY EKNEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ekney

Coat of arms and family crest of Ekney.

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

History and meaning for Ekney.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ekney:

1) The origin of the family name Ekney.

2) The meaning of the family name Ekney.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ekney.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ekney.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Ekney 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 Ekney:

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

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The family Ekney 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 Ekney 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 Ekney 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* 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.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* The family name Ekney 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/

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