FAMILY MATHY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mathy

Coat of arms and family crest of Mathy.

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

History and meaning for Mathy.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mathy:

1) The origin of the family name Mathy.

2) The meaning of the family name Mathy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mathy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mathy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Mathy:

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

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

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) 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:

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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