We use cookies to analyze our website traffic. You can see our cookie policy here. If you continue browsing you are accepting it.
Policy of cookies +

FAMILY MERIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Merin.

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

History and meaning for Merin.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Merin:

1) The origin of the family name Merin.

2) The meaning of the family name Merin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Merin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Merin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Estremadura (Spain).

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

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Merin:

Name Merin

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Merin. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Merin name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Merin

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

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Merin

The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Merin appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Merin some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Merin in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* 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.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

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

Related Words: Merin family crest | Origin of the name Merin | Genealogy of the family Merin | Heraldry of the name Merin | Coat of arms of Merin | Genealogy of the Merin | Origin of the Merin | Meaning of the name Merin.

Merin

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Merilliac | Go to name Merin | 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