FAMILY CERNIGE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cernige

Coat of arms and family crest of Cernige.

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

History and meaning for Cernige.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cernige:

1) The origin of the family name Cernige.

2) The meaning of the family name Cernige.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cernige.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cernige.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Cernige appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Cernige are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Cernige.

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

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

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:

* 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.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* 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.

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

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* The family name Cernige 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/

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