FAMILY COURRIEU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Courrieu

Coat of arms and family crest of Courrieu.

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

History and meaning for Courrieu.

Courrieu 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 Courrieu 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 Courrieu:

1) The origin of the family name Courrieu.

2) The meaning of the family name Courrieu.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Courrieu.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Courrieu.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Courrieu have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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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 Courrieu:

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Courrieu appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Courrieu some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Courrieu in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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