FAMILY MONNERAYE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Monneraye

Coat of arms and family crest of Monneraye.

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

History and meaning for Monneraye.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Monneraye:

1) The origin of the family name Monneraye.

2) The meaning of the family name Monneraye.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Monneraye.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Monneraye.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Monneraye 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 Monneraye, 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 Monneraye, and origin for the family name Monneraye, nobiliary titles of the family name Monneraye and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Monneraye appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Monneraye 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 Monneraye alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Monneraye, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Monneraye, 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 Monneraye.

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* 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.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

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

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

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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 Monner | Go to name Monneraye | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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