On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Fenoy.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Fenoy.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fenoy:
1) The origin of the family name Fenoy.
2) The meaning of the family name Fenoy.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Fenoy.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Fenoy.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Fenoy has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Fenoy have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Fenoy:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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The family Fenoy 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 Fenoy 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 Fenoy is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Fenoy has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Fenoy and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Fenoy have some different spelling.
The family name Fenoy appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Fenoy has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Fenoy arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Fenoy are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Fenoy are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Fenoy have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* The family name Fenoy 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 Fenoy as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Fenoy
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