FAMILY MERLEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Merlen

Coat of arms and family crest of Merlen.

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

History and meaning for Merlen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Merlen:

1) The origin of the family name Merlen.

2) The meaning of the family name Merlen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Merlen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Merlen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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* 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.

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

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

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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 Merlemont (comtes et vicomtes de) | Go to name Merlen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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