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FAMILY CRUKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cruke.

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

History and meaning for Cruke.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cruke:

1) The origin of the family name Cruke.

2) The meaning of the family name Cruke.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cruke.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cruke.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cruke 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 Cruke:

* 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 Cruke:

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heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cruke 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 Cruke. 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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:

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

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

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

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

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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 Cruixent | Go to name Crukerne | 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