FAMILY PICCAND: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Piccand

Coat of arms and family crest of Piccand.

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

History and meaning for Piccand.

We know that the family name Piccand has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The etymological study of the surname Piccand suggests that it is a surname of ITALIAN origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Piccand:

1) The origin of the family name Piccand.

2) The meaning of the family name Piccand.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Piccand.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Piccand.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

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

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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 Piccamiglio | Go to name Piccard | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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