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FAMILY EELCKEMA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Eelckema.

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

History and meaning for Eelckema.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Eelckema:

1) The origin of the family name Eelckema.

2) The meaning of the family name Eelckema.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Eelckema.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Eelckema.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Eelckema 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 Eelckema, 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 Eelckema, and origin for the family name Eelckema, nobiliary titles of the family name Eelckema and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Eelckema appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) 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:

* 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.

* 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.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Eelbo | Go to name Eelden | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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