FAMILY KAPLAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Kaplan

Coat of arms and family crest of Kaplan.

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

History and meaning for Kaplan.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Kaplan:

1) The origin of the family name Kaplan.

2) The meaning of the family name Kaplan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Kaplan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Kaplan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter K index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Kaphengest | Go to name Kaplan | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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