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FAMILY HUNT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hunt.

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

History and meaning for Hunt.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hunt:

1) The origin of the family name Hunt.

2) The meaning of the family name Hunt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hunt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hunt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Hunt 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 Hunt:

* 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 Hunt:

Name Hunt

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burnt parchment for Hunt name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Hunt.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Hunt

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

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The family Hunt 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 Hunt 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 Hunt 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* 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.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hunston | Go to name Hunt | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests