FAMILY CATINAT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Catinat

Coat of arms and family crest of Catinat.

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

History and meaning for Catinat.

We know that the family name Catinat has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Catinat:

1) The origin of the family name Catinat.

2) The meaning of the family name Catinat.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Catinat.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Catinat.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* France.

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

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

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

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

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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 Catinari | Go to name Catinat | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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