And here we make available to students of the family name Mac-mahon an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
The surname Mac-mahon is of Scottish patronymic origin of the proper name of mahon.
The family name Mac-mahon is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Mac, which appears first, and mahon.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mac-mahon:
1) The origin of the family name Mac-mahon.
2) The meaning of the family name Mac-mahon.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Mac-mahon.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Mac-mahon.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Mac-mahon has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Mac-mahon proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Mac-mahon have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mac-mahon:
* 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.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Mac-mahon appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Mac-mahon. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Mac-mahon, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Mac-mahon corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Mac-mahon of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Mac-mahon 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-mahon. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Mac-mahon.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* 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.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* The family name Mac-mahon 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 Mac-mahon as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Mac-mahon
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