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FAMILY MEECKEREN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Meeckeren.

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

History and meaning for Meeckeren.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meeckeren:

1) The origin of the family name Meeckeren.

2) The meaning of the family name Meeckeren.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Meeckeren.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Meeckeren.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Meeckeren:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Meeckeren.
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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Meeckeren appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Meeckeren. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* 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.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* 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.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

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

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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 Meebael | Go to name Meeckeren | 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