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FAMILY THORNEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Thorney.

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

History and meaning for Thorney.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Thorney:

1) The origin of the family name Thorney.

2) The meaning of the family name Thorney.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Thorney.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Thorney.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Thorney:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Thorney

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

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The family Thorney appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Thorney and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Thorney is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) 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:

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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

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

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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 Thornex | Go to name Thorneycroft | 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