FAMILY PLAYN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Playn

Coat of arms and family crest of Playn.

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

History and meaning for Playn.

Playn is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Playn an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Playn:

1) The origin of the family name Playn.

2) The meaning of the family name Playn.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Playn.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Playn.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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