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FAMILY MEGGAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Meggau.

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

History and meaning for Meggau.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meggau:

1) The origin of the family name Meggau.

2) The meaning of the family name Meggau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meggau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meggau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Meggau:

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

coat of arms sticker for Meggau

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

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

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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 Megere | Go to name Meggen | 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