FAMILY SALOM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Salom

Coat of arms and family crest of Salom.

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

History and meaning for Salom.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Salom:

1) The origin of the family name Salom.

2) The meaning of the family name Salom.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Salom.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Salom.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Salom proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Salom 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 Salom:

* 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

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

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

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Salom 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 Salom. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Salom.

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Salom, 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 Salom with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Salom by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Salom 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* The family name Salom 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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