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FAMILY MEFFE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Meffe.

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

History and meaning for Meffe.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meffe:

1) The origin of the family name Meffe.

2) The meaning of the family name Meffe.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meffe.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meffe.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Meffe 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 Meffe:

* 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 Meffe:

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

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

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

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

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

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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 Meezemaker (de) | Go to name Meffray | 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