FAMILY MCDONALD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mcdonald

Coat of arms and family crest of Mcdonald.

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

History and meaning for Mcdonald.

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We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The family name Mcdonald is of Scottish patronymic origin of the proper name of donald.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mcdonald:

1) The origin of the family name Mcdonald.

2) The meaning of the family name Mcdonald.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mcdonald.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mcdonald.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Mcdonald 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 Mcdonald some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Mcdonald 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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:

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* 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.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

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

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

* The family name Mcdonald 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/

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