FAMILY COWBURGH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cowburgh

Coat of arms and family crest of Cowburgh.

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

History and meaning for Cowburgh.

We know that the family name Cowburgh has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cowburgh:

1) The origin of the family name Cowburgh.

2) The meaning of the family name Cowburgh.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cowburgh.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cowburgh.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cowburgh 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 Cowburgh:

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

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The family Cowburgh 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 Cowburgh 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 Cowburgh 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) 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:

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

* 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.

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

* 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.

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

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