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FAMILY TENISSEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Tenissey.

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

History and meaning for Tenissey.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tenissey:

1) The origin of the family name Tenissey.

2) The meaning of the family name Tenissey.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tenissey.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tenissey.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Tenissey:

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

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

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

* 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.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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

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

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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 Tenison | Go to name Tenllado | 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