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FAMILY NUN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Nun.

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

History and meaning for Nun.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Nun:

1) The origin of the family name Nun.

2) The meaning of the family name Nun.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Nun.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Nun.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Nun proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Nun 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 Nun:

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* 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 Nun:

Name Nun

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

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

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The family Nun 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 Nun 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 Nun is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The family name Nun is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Nun that have branches in America and / or Europe.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

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

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

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

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

* 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.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter N index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Nummesen | Go to name Nun | 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