FAMILY MACLAGAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Maclagan

Coat of arms and family crest of Maclagan.

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

History and meaning for Maclagan.

We know that the family name Maclagan has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Maclagan:

1) The origin of the family name Maclagan.

2) The meaning of the family name Maclagan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Maclagan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Maclagan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Maclagan 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 Maclagan:

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

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

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

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

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* 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.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* The family name Maclagan 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/

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