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FAMILY MEIGNILL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Meignill.

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

History and meaning for Meignill.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meignill:

1) The origin of the family name Meignill.

2) The meaning of the family name Meignill.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meignill.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meignill.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Meignill have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Meignill:

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

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

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The family Meignill appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Meignill and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Meignill is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) 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:

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

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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 Meigniers | Go to name Meigret | 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