FAMILY MONAGHAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Monaghan

Coat of arms and family crest of Monaghan.

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

History and meaning for Monaghan.

Monaghan is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Monaghan an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Monaghan:

1) The origin of the family name Monaghan.

2) The meaning of the family name Monaghan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Monaghan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Monaghan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Monaghan 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 Monaghan:

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

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The family Monaghan 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 Monaghan 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 Monaghan 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

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