FAMILY CLAIJS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Claijs

Coat of arms and family crest of Claijs.

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

History and meaning for Claijs.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Claijs:

1) The origin of the family name Claijs.

2) The meaning of the family name Claijs.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Claijs.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Claijs.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Claijs 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 Claijs:

* 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 Claijs:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Claijs 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 Claijs. 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) 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:

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* 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.

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

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

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