FAMILY COSEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cosen

Coat of arms and family crest of Cosen.

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

History and meaning for Cosen.

Cosen 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 Cosen an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Cosen is surely of SCANDINAVIAN origin, patronymic of the proper name of Co, since the ending SEN means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cosen:

1) The origin of the family name Cosen.

2) The meaning of the family name Cosen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cosen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cosen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cosen 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 Cosen:

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

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The family Cosen 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 Cosen 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 Cosen 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

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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 Cosel (comtes) | Go to name Cosens | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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