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FAMILY MEIJDEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Meijden.

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

History and meaning for Meijden.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meijden:

1) The origin of the family name Meijden.

2) The meaning of the family name Meijden.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meijden.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meijden.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Meijden 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 Meijden:

* 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 Meijden:

Name Meijden

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Meijden. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Meijden name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Meijden

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Meijden 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 Meijden. 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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Meijden

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

Meijden

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Meija | Go to name Meijdoegen | 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