FAMILY BOHAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bohan

Coat of arms and family crest of Bohan.

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

History and meaning for Bohan.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bohan:

1) The origin of the family name Bohan.

2) The meaning of the family name Bohan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bohan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bohan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

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

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

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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 Boham | Go to name Bohan (de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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