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FAMILY BEEK (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Beek (van).

Genealogy of family Beek (van), origin of Beek (van), provenance of the family name Beek (van).

History and meaning for Beek (van).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Beek (van).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Beek (van).

The surname Beek (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Beek (van):

1) The origin of the family name Beek (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Beek (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Beek (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Beek (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Beek (van):

* 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 Beek (van):

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

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

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

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

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

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Beek (van):

Beek (van)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Beek | Go to name Beeke | 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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