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FAMILY EGKER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Egker.

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

History and meaning for Egker.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Egker:

1) The origin of the family name Egker.

2) The meaning of the family name Egker.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Egker.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Egker.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Egker:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Egker

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

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

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

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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 Egk | Go to name Egkert | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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