FAMILY BUCHANNAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Buchannan

Coat of arms and family crest of Buchannan.

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

History and meaning for Buchannan.

Buchannan is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Buchannan an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Buchannan:

1) The origin of the family name Buchannan.

2) The meaning of the family name Buchannan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Buchannan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Buchannan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Buchannan 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 Buchannan:

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

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The family Buchannan 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 Buchannan 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 Buchannan 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Buchanan d'auchintorlie | Go to name Buchan-hepburn | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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