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FAMILY RUFFINEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Ruffinen.

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

History and meaning for Ruffinen.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ruffinen:

1) The origin of the family name Ruffinen.

2) The meaning of the family name Ruffinen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ruffinen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ruffinen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Ruffinen:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Ruffinen.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Ruffinen

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

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* 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.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

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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 Ruffinelli | Go to name Ruffinen | 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