FAMILY TERNOIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ternois

Coat of arms and family crest of Ternois.

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

History and meaning for Ternois.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Ternois have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Ternois.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ternois:

1) The origin of the family name Ternois.

2) The meaning of the family name Ternois.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ternois.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ternois.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Ternisien | Go to name Ternois | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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