FAMILY MIGNARD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mignard

Coat of arms and family crest of Mignard.

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

History and meaning for Mignard.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mignard:

1) The origin of the family name Mignard.

2) The meaning of the family name Mignard.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mignard.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mignard.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Mignard are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Mignard, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Mignard, and origin for the family name Mignard, nobiliary titles of the family name Mignard and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Mignard appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Mignard appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Mignard alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Mignard, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Mignard, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Mignard.

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

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

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

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

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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

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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 Mignar | Go to name Mignardi | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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