On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Brun.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Brun.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Brun:
1) The origin of the family name Brun.
2) The meaning of the family name Brun.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Brun.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Brun.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Brun has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Brun proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Brun have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Aragon (Spain).
* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
* The French region of Limoges.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Brun:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* 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.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.
* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Brun:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Brun. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Brun and the history and origin for the family name Brun in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The family Brun 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 Brun 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 Brun is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.
For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Brun, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Brun and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Brun. Our infanzons, as surely the Brun, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Brun.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Brun 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 Brun, 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 Brun, and origin for the family name Brun, nobiliary titles of the family name Brun and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Brun appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Brun 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 Brun alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Brun, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Brun, 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 Brun.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Brun appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Brun. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Brun.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* The family name Brun 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 Brun as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Brun
Related Words: Brun family crest | Origin of the name Brun | Genealogy of the family Brun | Heraldry of the name Brun | Coat of arms of Brun | Genealogy of the Brun | Origin of the Brun | Meaning of the name Brun.
Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Brun:
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
