FAMILY FLAMENT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Flament

Coat of arms and family crest of Flament.

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

History and meaning for Flament.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Flament:

1) The origin of the family name Flament.

2) The meaning of the family name Flament.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Flament.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Flament.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Flament have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Flament to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Flament It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Flament can have graphic variants.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* 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.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

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