FAMILY COUTEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Coutel

Coat of arms and family crest of Coutel.

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

History and meaning for Coutel.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Coutel:

1) The origin of the family name Coutel.

2) The meaning of the family name Coutel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Coutel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Coutel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Coutel 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 Coutel:

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

* 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 Coutel:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Coutel 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 Coutel. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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

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

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* 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.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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