On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Forment.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Forment.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Forment:
1) The origin of the family name Forment.
2) The meaning of the family name Forment.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Forment.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Forment.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Forment has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Forment have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Forment:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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Coat of arms for Forment and the history and origin for the family name Forment in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Forment 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 Forment, 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 Forment, and origin for the family name Forment, nobiliary titles of the family name Forment and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Forment appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Forment 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 Forment alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Forment, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Forment, 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 Forment.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Forment appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Forment. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Forment.
The history and heraldry of the family name Forment appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Forment appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* The family name Forment 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 Forment as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Forment
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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests