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FAMILY POTAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Potan.

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

History and meaning for Potan.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Potan:

1) The origin of the family name Potan.

2) The meaning of the family name Potan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Potan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Potan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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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 Potan:

Name Potan

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Potan.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Potan

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Potan appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Potan. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Potan.

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:

* 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.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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