FAMILY RAGOWSKI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ragowski

Coat of arms and family crest of Ragowski.

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

History and meaning for Ragowski.

We know that the family name Ragowski has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The etymological study of the surname Ragowski suggests that it is a surname originating from Eastern Europe, since the WSK combination is typical of Poland, Prussia, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ragowski:

1) The origin of the family name Ragowski.

2) The meaning of the family name Ragowski.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ragowski.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ragowski.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

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