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FAMILY MEIGNE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Meigne.

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

History and meaning for Meigne.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meigne:

1) The origin of the family name Meigne.

2) The meaning of the family name Meigne.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meigne.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meigne.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Meigne:

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* 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.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

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

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

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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 Meignan (le) | Go to name Meigniers | 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