FAMILY HAMPN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hampn

Coat of arms and family crest of Hampn.

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

History and meaning for Hampn.

We know that the family name Hampn 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 Hampn:

1) The origin of the family name Hampn.

2) The meaning of the family name Hampn.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hampn.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hampn.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hampden (vicomte) | Go to name Hampn | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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