FAMILY LOONIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Loonis

Coat of arms and family crest of Loonis.

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

History and meaning for Loonis.

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

The etymological study of the surname Loonis suggests that it is a surname of ITALIAN origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Loonis:

1) The origin of the family name Loonis.

2) The meaning of the family name Loonis.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Loonis.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Loonis.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* 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.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Looney | Go to name Loonis | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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