FAMILY METCALFE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Metcalfe

Coat of arms and family crest of Metcalfe.

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

History and meaning for Metcalfe.

Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Metcalfe:

1) The origin of the family name Metcalfe.

2) The meaning of the family name Metcalfe.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Metcalfe.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Metcalfe.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Metcalfe appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Metcalfe and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Metcalfe is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe, 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 Metcalfe, and origin for the family name Metcalfe, nobiliary titles of the family name Metcalfe and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Metcalfe appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* 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 Metcalfe 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/

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