FAMILY ZEHNTNER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Zehntner

Coat of arms and family crest of Zehntner.

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

History and meaning for Zehntner.

Zehntner is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Zehntner an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zehntner:

1) The origin of the family name Zehntner.

2) The meaning of the family name Zehntner.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zehntner.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zehntner.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter Z index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Zehmen | Go to name Zehntner de zehentgrub | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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