FAMILY MEIGNE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Meigne

Coat of arms and family crest of Meigne.

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

History and meaning for Meigne.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meigne:

1) The origin of the family name Meigne.

2) The meaning of the family name Meigne.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meigne.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meigne.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

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

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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 Meignan (le) | Go to name Meigniers | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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