FAMILY COIGNON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Coignon

Coat of arms and family crest of Coignon.

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

History and meaning for Coignon.

Coignon 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 Coignon 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 Coignon:

1) The origin of the family name Coignon.

2) The meaning of the family name Coignon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Coignon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Coignon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Coignon:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Coignon appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Coignon. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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

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