FAMILY COW: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cow

Coat of arms and family crest of Cow.

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

History and meaning for Cow.

Cow 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 Cow 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 Cow:

1) The origin of the family name Cow.

2) The meaning of the family name Cow.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cow.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cow.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cow 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 Cow:

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

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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 Cow:

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

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

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:

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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