FAMILY AGENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Agena

Coat of arms and family crest of Agena.

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

History and meaning for Agena.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Agena:

1) The origin of the family name Agena.

2) The meaning of the family name Agena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Agena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Agena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Agena proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

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

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

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

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Agen | Go to name Agena | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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