Heraldic Colors
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| Or (Gold) |
Generosity |
| Argent (Silver or White) |
Sincerity, Peace |
| Purpure (Purple) |
Justice, Sovereignty, Regal |
| Gules (Red) |
Warrior, Martyr, Military Strength |
| Azure (Blue) |
Strength, Loyalty |
| Vert (Green) |
Hope, loyalty in love |
| Sable (Black) |
Constancy, Grief |
| Tenne or Tawny (Orange) |
Worthwhile Ambition |
| Sanguine or Murray (Maroon) |
Victorious, Patient in Battle |
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German Heraldry
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Top 50 German Surnames
Müller (Mueller, Möller) = miller
Schmidt (Schmitz, Schmitt, Schmid) = smith
Schneider = tailor
Fischer = fisher
Meyer (Meier, Maier, Mayer) = dairyman
Weber = weaver
Schulz (Schulze, Scholz) = mayor
Wagner = wagoner, wainwright
Becker = baker
Hoffmann (Hofmann) = landed farmer
Schäfer (Schaefer) = shepherd
Koch = cook
Bauer = farmer, peasant
Schröder (Schroeder) = carter
Klein = small, little
Richter = judge
Wolf = wolf
Neumann = new man
Schwarz = black
Schmitz (Schmidt) = smith
Krüger (Krueger) = potter
Braun = brown
Zimmermann = carpenter
Schmitt (Schmidt) = smith
Lange = long
Hartmann = tough/strong man
Hofmann (Hoffmann) = landed farmer
Krause = curly-haired
Werner = meaning uncertain
Meier = dairyman
Schmid (Schmidt) = smith
Schulze (Schulz) = mayor
Lehmann = serf
Köhler (Koehler) = charcoal-maker
Maier (Meyer) = dairyman
Herrmann = warrior
König (Koenig) = king
Mayer (Meyer) = dairyman
Walter = army leader; ruler
Peters = rock (from Latin/Greek)
Möller (Moeller, Müller) = miller
Huber = land owner (hoover)
Kaiser = emperor
Fuchs = fox
Scholz (Schulz) = mayor
Weiß = white/wheat
Lang = long
Jung = young
Hahn = rooster
Keller = cellar, basement (i.e., someone who worked in a wine cellar or Rathskeller)
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