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FAMILY PENNOU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Pennou.

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

History and meaning for Pennou.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pennou:

1) The origin of the family name Pennou.

2) The meaning of the family name Pennou.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pennou.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pennou.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Pennou:

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

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

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

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:

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* 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.

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

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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

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

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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 Pennnington | Go to name Pennoyre | 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