FAMILY QUEVIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Quevin

Coat of arms and family crest of Quevin.

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

History and meaning for Quevin.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Quevin:

1) The origin of the family name Quevin.

2) The meaning of the family name Quevin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Quevin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Quevin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Quevin 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 Quevin, 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 Quevin, and origin for the family name Quevin, nobiliary titles of the family name Quevin and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Quevin appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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:

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* 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.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter Q index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Quevilly | Go to name Quevin | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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