FAMILY MERTERT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mertert

Coat of arms and family crest of Mertert.

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

History and meaning for Mertert.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mertert:

1) The origin of the family name Mertert.

2) The meaning of the family name Mertert.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mertert.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mertert.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Mertert 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 Mertert:

* 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 Mertert:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Mertert 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 Mertert. 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

* 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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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

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