FAMILY NEWNHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Newnham

Coat of arms and family crest of Newnham.

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

History and meaning for Newnham.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Newnham:

1) The origin of the family name Newnham.

2) The meaning of the family name Newnham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Newnham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Newnham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Newnham 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 Newnham:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Newnham 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 Newnham 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 Newnham 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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:

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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