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FAMILY MINOT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Minot.

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

History and meaning for Minot.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Minot:

1) The origin of the family name Minot.

2) The meaning of the family name Minot.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Minot.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Minot.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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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 Minot:

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Minot are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Minot, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Minot, and origin for the family name Minot, nobiliary titles of the family name Minot and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Minot appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Minot appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Minot alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Minot, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Minot, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Minot.

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

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:

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

Related Words: Minot family crest | Origin of the name Minot | Genealogy of the family Minot | Heraldry of the name Minot | Coat of arms of Minot | Genealogy of the Minot | Origin of the Minot | Meaning of the name Minot.

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Minot:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Minors | Go to name Minot | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests