FAMILY SONS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sons

Coat of arms and family crest of Sons.

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

History and meaning for Sons.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sons:

1) The origin of the family name Sons.

2) The meaning of the family name Sons.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sons.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sons.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* 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.

* 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.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Sonroma | Go to name Sonsa | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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