FAMILY MALFERIT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Malferit

Coat of arms and family crest of Malferit.

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

History and meaning for Malferit.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Malferit:

1) The origin of the family name Malferit.

2) The meaning of the family name Malferit.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Malferit.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Malferit.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Malferit has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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

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

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Malferit appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Malferit. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Malferit.

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Malferit, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Malferit with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Malferit by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Malferit about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

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