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FAMILY PORTNEW: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Portnew.

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

History and meaning for Portnew.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Portnew:

1) The origin of the family name Portnew.

2) The meaning of the family name Portnew.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Portnew.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Portnew.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Portnew 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 Portnew:

* 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 Portnew:

Name Portnew

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

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

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The family Portnew 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 Portnew 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 Portnew 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* 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.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Portner de teurn | Go to name Porto | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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