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FAMILY DOEKEMA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Doekema.

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

History and meaning for Doekema.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Doekema:

1) The origin of the family name Doekema.

2) The meaning of the family name Doekema.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Doekema.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Doekema.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Doekema:

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

coat of arms sticker for Doekema

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

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

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

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

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Doeg | Go to name Doel | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests