Warnia coat of arms

Warnia is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Warnia
Details
Battle cry	Borowa, Warnawa, Warnia
Alternative names	Cancer, Rak, Warnawa, Warna
Earliest mention	1413
Towns	none
Families	31 names altogether: Baraniec, Bądkowski, Bątkowski, Boszkowski, Brachowski, Burkat, Bużkiewicz, Czymbajewicz, Ćwirko, Damiecki, Gnoinicki, Gnoiński, Gnojnicki, Godycki, Lekczycki, Leksicki, Leksycki, Lekszycki, Łekszycki, Łększycki, Nosal, Nosala, Palewski, Płaza, Pstroski, Racki, Raczek, Rak, Rapacki, Turski, Zarzecki, Żołnierowski

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

• Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Bohemian general.
• Ćwirko-Godycki Michał (1901–1980), Polish anthropologist. Professor at the Adam Mickiewicz University and the academy of physical education in Poznań. Author of many academic works.

See also

• Polish heraldry
• Heraldry
• Coat of arms

Bibliography

• Andrzej Kulikowski: Wielki herbarz rodów polskich. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2005, s. 356. ISBN 83-7391-523-0.