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FAMILY MEREL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Merel.

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

History and meaning for Merel.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Merel:

1) The origin of the family name Merel.

2) The meaning of the family name Merel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Merel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Merel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Merel:

Name Merel

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burnt parchment for Merel name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Merel.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Merel

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

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

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

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

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

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

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

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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 Merejon | Go to name Mereland | 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