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FAMILY MIDDENDORFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Middendorff.

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

History and meaning for Middendorff.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Middendorff:

1) The origin of the family name Middendorff.

2) The meaning of the family name Middendorff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Middendorff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Middendorff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Middendorff:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

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

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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 Middelton de hackney | Go to name Middlecote | 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