FAMILY CANNAYE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cannaye

Coat of arms and family crest of Cannaye.

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

History and meaning for Cannaye.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cannaye:

1) The origin of the family name Cannaye.

2) The meaning of the family name Cannaye.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cannaye.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cannaye.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cannava` | Go to name Canne | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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