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FAMILY MORDEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Mordey.

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

History and meaning for Mordey.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mordey:

1) The origin of the family name Mordey.

2) The meaning of the family name Mordey.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mordey.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mordey.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Mordey:

Name Mordey

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

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

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The family Mordey appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Mordey and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Mordey is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

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

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

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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 Morder | Go to name Mordeysen | 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