FAMILY MELLAMA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mellama

Coat of arms and family crest of Mellama.

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

History and meaning for Mellama.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mellama:

1) The origin of the family name Mellama.

2) The meaning of the family name Mellama.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mellama.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mellama.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Mellama:

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

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

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

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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

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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 Mellalon | Go to name Mellan | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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