FAMILY CORMENIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cormenin

Coat of arms and family crest of Cormenin.

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

History and meaning for Cormenin.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cormenin:

1) The origin of the family name Cormenin.

2) The meaning of the family name Cormenin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cormenin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cormenin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

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