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FAMILY MASNUY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Masnuy.

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

History and meaning for Masnuy.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Masnuy:

1) The origin of the family name Masnuy.

2) The meaning of the family name Masnuy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Masnuy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Masnuy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Masnuy:

Name Masnuy

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

coat of arms sticker for Masnuy

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Masnuy 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 Masnuy. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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

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:

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

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

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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 Masnovich | Go to name Masnuy | 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