FAMILY ABERGAVENNY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Abergavenny

Coat of arms and family crest of Abergavenny.

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

History and meaning for Abergavenny.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Abergavenny:

1) The origin of the family name Abergavenny.

2) The meaning of the family name Abergavenny.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Abergavenny.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Abergavenny.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* 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.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* 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.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

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

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