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FAMILY PIRKHAIM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Pirkhaim.

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

History and meaning for Pirkhaim.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pirkhaim:

1) The origin of the family name Pirkhaim.

2) The meaning of the family name Pirkhaim.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pirkhaim.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pirkhaim.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Pirkhaim:

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

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

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

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

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Pirker de pirk | Go to name Pirla | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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