FAMILY MERKL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Merkl

Coat of arms and family crest of Merkl.

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

History and meaning for Merkl.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Merkl:

1) The origin of the family name Merkl.

2) The meaning of the family name Merkl.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Merkl.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Merkl.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

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

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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 Merkiet | Go to name Merkl de reinsee | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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