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FAMILY MAYER (CHEVALIERS): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Mayer (chevaliers).

Genealogy of family Mayer (chevaliers), origin of Mayer (chevaliers), provenance of the family name Mayer (chevaliers).

History and meaning for Mayer (chevaliers).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Mayer (chevaliers).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mayer (chevaliers).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mayer (chevaliers):

1) The origin of the family name Mayer (chevaliers).

2) The meaning of the family name Mayer (chevaliers).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mayer (chevaliers).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mayer (chevaliers).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mayer (chevaliers):

* 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 Mayer (chevaliers):

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

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Coat of arms for the name Mayer (chevaliers) 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 Mayer (chevaliers) 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 Mayer (chevaliers), 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 Mayer (chevaliers), and origin for the family name Mayer (chevaliers), nobiliary titles of the family name Mayer (chevaliers) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Mayer (chevaliers) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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:

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Mayer (chevaliers):

Mayer (chevaliers)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Mayer von mayern | Go to name Mayer (le) de la villeneuve | 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