FAMILY METHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Metham

Coat of arms and family crest of Metham.

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

History and meaning for Metham.

We know that the family name Metham has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Metham:

1) The origin of the family name Metham.

2) The meaning of the family name Metham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Metham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Metham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Metham have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Metham appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Metham and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Metham is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* 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.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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