FAMILY NUGENT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Nugent

Coat of arms and family crest of Nugent.

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

History and meaning for Nugent.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Nugent:

1) The origin of the family name Nugent.

2) The meaning of the family name Nugent.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Nugent.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Nugent.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Nugent has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Nugent have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

* Italy.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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The family Nugent 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 Nugent 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 Nugent is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Nugent, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Nugent corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Nugent of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Nugent 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 Nugent, 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 Nugent, and origin for the family name Nugent, nobiliary titles of the family name Nugent and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Nugent appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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:

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

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