FAMILY MODINS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Modins

Coat of arms and family crest of Modins.

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

History and meaning for Modins.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Modins:

1) The origin of the family name Modins.

2) The meaning of the family name Modins.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Modins.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Modins.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Modins 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 Modins, 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 Modins, and origin for the family name Modins, nobiliary titles of the family name Modins and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Modins appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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:

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Modino | Go to name Modlhammer | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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