On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Tergnies.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Tergnies.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tergnies:
1) The origin of the family name Tergnies.
2) The meaning of the family name Tergnies.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Tergnies.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Tergnies.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Tergnies 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 Tergnies:
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
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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 Tergnies:
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Coat of arms for Tergnies and the history and origin for the family name Tergnies in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Tergnies 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 Tergnies. 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* 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.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* The family name Tergnies 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 Tergnies as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Tergnies
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Tergnies:
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
