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FAMILY MINTO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Minto.

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

History and meaning for Minto.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Minto 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 Minto.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Minto:

1) The origin of the family name Minto.

2) The meaning of the family name Minto.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Minto.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Minto.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Minto:

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burnt parchment for Minto name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Minto.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Minto

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Minto 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 Minto, 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 Minto, and origin for the family name Minto, nobiliary titles of the family name Minto and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Minto appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Minto 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 Minto alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Minto, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Minto, 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 Minto.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* 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.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

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

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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 Mintier (le) | Go to name Minto (comte et baron de) | 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