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FAMILY CALCHEM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Calchem.

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

History and meaning for Calchem.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Calchem:

1) The origin of the family name Calchem.

2) The meaning of the family name Calchem.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Calchem.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Calchem.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Calchem:

Name Calchem

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burnt parchment for Calchem name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Calchem.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Calchem and the history and origin for the family name Calchem in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Calchem

Coat of arms for the name Calchem in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Calchem appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Calchem. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Calch | Go to name Calchetas | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests