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FAMILY MEES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Mees.

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

History and meaning for Mees.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Mees.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mees.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mees:

1) The origin of the family name Mees.

2) The meaning of the family name Mees.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mees.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mees.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Mees:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Mees.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Mees

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

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

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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 Meerwyk (van) | Go to name Mees | 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