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FAMILY OYENS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Oyens.

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

History and meaning for Oyens.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oyens:

1) The origin of the family name Oyens.

2) The meaning of the family name Oyens.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oyens.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oyens.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Oyens:

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* 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.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter O index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Oyenbrugge (d') | Go to name Oyens | 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