FAMILY PENON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Penon

Coat of arms and family crest of Penon.

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

History and meaning for Penon.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Penon have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Penon.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Penon:

1) The origin of the family name Penon.

2) The meaning of the family name Penon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Penon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Penon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* 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

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

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

The family name Penon appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Penon has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Penon arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Penon are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Penon are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Penon have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* 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.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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

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