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FAMILY MEFFRAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Meffray.

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

History and meaning for Meffray.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meffray:

1) The origin of the family name Meffray.

2) The meaning of the family name Meffray.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meffray.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meffray.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Meffray:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Meffray

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

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

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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 Meffe | Go to name Meffrey | 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