FAMILY BONNEFOY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bonnefoy

Coat of arms and family crest of Bonnefoy.

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

History and meaning for Bonnefoy.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bonnefoy:

1) The origin of the family name Bonnefoy.

2) The meaning of the family name Bonnefoy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bonnefoy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bonnefoy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Bonnefoy. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Bonnefoy. The name Bonnefoy also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Bonnefoy than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

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

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

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

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