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FAMILY LENFANT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Lenfant.

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

History and meaning for Lenfant.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lenfant:

1) The origin of the family name Lenfant.

2) The meaning of the family name Lenfant.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lenfant.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lenfant.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Lenfant:

Name Lenfant

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Lenfant

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

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

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

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

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:

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

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

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

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

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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 Lenez de cotty de brecourt | Go to name Lenfant | 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