FAMILY VIGAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Vigan

Coat of arms and family crest of Vigan.

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

History and meaning for Vigan.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Vigan 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 Vigan.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vigan:

1) The origin of the family name Vigan.

2) The meaning of the family name Vigan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vigan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vigan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Vigan:

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Coat of arms for Vigan and the history and origin for the family name Vigan in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

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

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

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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter V index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Vigalondo | Go to name Vigan (de) ou du vigan | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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