Today is International Rabbit Day so here are the canting arms of Conisbie.
Conisbie, alias Coningsby, of Nene Solers (Co. Salop) and Morton Bagott (Co. Warwick)
Arms: Gules, three conies sejant two and one Argent.
Crest: A coney sejant Argent,
(Visitations 1623 and Edmonson)
This one is quite obvious as a cony (or coney) is the traditional heraldic term for a rabbit, frequently used in British heraldry. Representing fertility and a gentle nature, it often appears in canting arms (puns on surnames) and is commonly depicted as brown, sitting (sejant), or running (courant). Here, it is Argent.
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