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FAMILY BOECKEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Boeckel.

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

History and meaning for Boeckel.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Boeckel:

1) The origin of the family name Boeckel.

2) The meaning of the family name Boeckel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Boeckel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Boeckel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Boeckel:

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

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

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

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

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

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Boe (de le) | Go to name Boeckh | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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