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FAMILY FORN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Forn.

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

History and meaning for Forn.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Forn:

1) The origin of the family name Forn.

2) The meaning of the family name Forn.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Forn.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Forn.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Forn 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 Forn have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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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 Forn:

Name Forn

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

coat of arms sticker for Forn

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Forn 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 Forn. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Forn.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Forn appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Forn. Covers the birthplace of the name Forn, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Forn that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

The history and heraldry of the family name Forn 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 Forn 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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