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FAMILY HORGAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Horgan.

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

History and meaning for Horgan.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Horgan:

1) The origin of the family name Horgan.

2) The meaning of the family name Horgan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Horgan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Horgan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Horgan:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Horgan.
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Coat of arms for Horgan and the history and origin for the family name Horgan in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Horgan

Coat of arms for the name Horgan in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Horgan appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Horgan some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Horgan in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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

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