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FAMILY RENARD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Renard.

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

History and meaning for Renard.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Renard:

1) The origin of the family name Renard.

2) The meaning of the family name Renard.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Renard.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Renard.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Renard appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Renard appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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

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

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:

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Renarbe | Go to name Renard | 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