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FAMILY MAPFEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Mapfey.

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

History and meaning for Mapfey.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mapfey:

1) The origin of the family name Mapfey.

2) The meaning of the family name Mapfey.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mapfey.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mapfey.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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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 Mapfey:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Mapfey.
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coat of arms sticker for Mapfey

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Mapfey appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Mapfey. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Mapfey.

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

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

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

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

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