FAMILY BOHUN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bohun

Coat of arms and family crest of Bohun.

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

History and meaning for Bohun.

Bohun is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Bohun an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bohun:

1) The origin of the family name Bohun.

2) The meaning of the family name Bohun.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bohun.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bohun.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Bohun 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 Bohun:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

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The family Bohun 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 Bohun 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 Bohun is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* 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.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

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