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FAMILY COLLAIJ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Collaij.

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

History and meaning for Collaij.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Collaij:

1) The origin of the family name Collaij.

2) The meaning of the family name Collaij.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Collaij.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Collaij.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Collaij have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Collaij:

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burnt parchment for Collaij name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Collaij

Coat of arms for the name Collaij in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Collaij appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Collaij. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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:

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Collaert | Go to name Collaij | 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