FAMILY HAMANN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hamann

Coat of arms and family crest of Hamann.

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

History and meaning for Hamann.

Hamann 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 Hamann 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 Hamann:

1) The origin of the family name Hamann.

2) The meaning of the family name Hamann.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hamann.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hamann.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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

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