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FAMILY MORAHAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Morahan.

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

History and meaning for Morahan.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Morahan:

1) The origin of the family name Morahan.

2) The meaning of the family name Morahan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Morahan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Morahan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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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 Morahan:

Name Morahan

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

coat of arms sticker for Morahan

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Morahan appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Morahan some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Morahan in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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