FAMILY EMDEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Emden

Coat of arms and family crest of Emden.

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

History and meaning for Emden.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Emden:

1) The origin of the family name Emden.

2) The meaning of the family name Emden.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Emden.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Emden.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Embury | Go to name Eme | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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