FAMILY BLONKENHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Blonkenham

Coat of arms and family crest of Blonkenham.

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

History and meaning for Blonkenham.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Blonkenham:

1) The origin of the family name Blonkenham.

2) The meaning of the family name Blonkenham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Blonkenham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Blonkenham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Blonkenham appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Blonkenham and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Blonkenham is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* 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.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Blonkelaert (de) | Go to name Blonlewski | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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