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FAMILY QUANTOCK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Quantock.

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

History and meaning for Quantock.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Quantock:

1) The origin of the family name Quantock.

2) The meaning of the family name Quantock.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Quantock.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Quantock.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Quantock 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 Quantock:

* 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 Quantock:

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

coat of arms sticker for Quantock

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

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The family Quantock 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 Quantock 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 Quantock 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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

* 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.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter Q index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Quantins | Go to name Quaplade | 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