FAMILY MERHEIM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Merheim

Coat of arms and family crest of Merheim.

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

History and meaning for Merheim.

Merheim is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Merheim an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Merheim is probably of GERMAN JEWISH origin, as surnames with the particle HEIM, which means HOME in German, are usually so.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Merheim:

1) The origin of the family name Merheim.

2) The meaning of the family name Merheim.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Merheim.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Merheim.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Merheim 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 Merheim:

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

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Merheim:

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Coat of arms for Merheim and the history and origin for the family name Merheim in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Merheim 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 Merheim. 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* 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.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

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

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