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FAMILY MENZIES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Menzies.

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

History and meaning for Menzies.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Menzies have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Menzies.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Menzies:

1) The origin of the family name Menzies.

2) The meaning of the family name Menzies.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Menzies.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Menzies.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Menzies appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Menzies some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Menzies in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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

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:

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* 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.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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