FAMILY COCY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cocy

Coat of arms and family crest of Cocy.

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

History and meaning for Cocy.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cocy:

1) The origin of the family name Cocy.

2) The meaning of the family name Cocy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cocy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cocy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cocx d'onssel | Go to name Coczo | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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