FAMILY MAC-KENNA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mac-kenna

Coat of arms and family crest of Mac-kenna.

Genealogy of family Mac-kenna, origin of Mac-kenna, provenance of the family name Mac-kenna.

History and meaning for Mac-kenna.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Mac-kenna 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 Mac-kenna.

The surname Mac-kenna is of Scottish patronymic origin of the proper name of kenna.

The family name Mac-kenna is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Mac, which appears first, and kenna.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mac-kenna:

1) The origin of the family name Mac-kenna.

2) The meaning of the family name Mac-kenna.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mac-kenna.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mac-kenna.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Mac-kenna has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mac-kenna:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Mac-kenna appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Mac-kenna. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Mac-kenna.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Mac-kenna. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Mac-kenna. The name Mac-kenna also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Mac-kenna than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Mac-kenna appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Mac-kenna has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Mac-kenna arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Mac-kenna are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Mac-kenna are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Mac-kenna have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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

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.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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