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FAMILY ELWYN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Elwyn.

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

History and meaning for Elwyn.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Elwyn:

1) The origin of the family name Elwyn.

2) The meaning of the family name Elwyn.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Elwyn.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Elwyn.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Elwyn 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 Elwyn:

* 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 Elwyn:

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* 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.

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

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

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

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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 Elwyke | Go to name Elwyne | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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