FAMILY MELKER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Melker

Coat of arms and family crest of Melker.

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

History and meaning for Melker.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Melker:

1) The origin of the family name Melker.

2) The meaning of the family name Melker.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Melker.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Melker.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Melker:

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

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

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

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:

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* 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.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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

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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 Meli-lupi-tarasconi | Go to name Melkere | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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