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FAMILY PENWAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Penway.

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

History and meaning for Penway.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Penway:

1) The origin of the family name Penway.

2) The meaning of the family name Penway.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Penway.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Penway.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Penway 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 Penway:

* 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 Penway:

Name Penway

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

coat of arms sticker for Penway

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

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The family Penway 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 Penway 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 Penway 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

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

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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 Penwarn | Go to name Penwyn | 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