FAMILY TANTEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Tanten

Coat of arms and family crest of Tanten.

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

History and meaning for Tanten.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tanten:

1) The origin of the family name Tanten.

2) The meaning of the family name Tanten.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tanten.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tanten.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Tanten:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Tanten appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Tanten. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Tansley | Go to name Tantet | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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