FAMILY MECHES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Meches

Coat of arms and family crest of Meches.

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

History and meaning for Meches.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Meches 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 Meches.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meches:

1) The origin of the family name Meches.

2) The meaning of the family name Meches.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meches.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meches.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Meches have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Meches appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Meches. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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:

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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