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FAMILY TANTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Tanton.

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

History and meaning for Tanton.

We know that the family name Tanton has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tanton:

1) The origin of the family name Tanton.

2) The meaning of the family name Tanton.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tanton.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tanton.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Tanton have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Tanton appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Tanton. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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:

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

* 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.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Tantinell | Go to name Tants | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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