FAMILY MELEMA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Melema

Coat of arms and family crest of Melema.

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

History and meaning for Melema.

We know that the family name Melema has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Melema:

1) The origin of the family name Melema.

2) The meaning of the family name Melema.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Melema.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Melema.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

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

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* The family name Melema 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/

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

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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 Melem | Go to name Melema | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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