FAMILY MEEHAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Meehan

Coat of arms and family crest of Meehan.

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

History and meaning for Meehan.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meehan:

1) The origin of the family name Meehan.

2) The meaning of the family name Meehan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meehan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meehan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Meehan 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 Meehan some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Meehan 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* 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.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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