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FAMILY FOCKEMA-ANDREAE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fockema-andreae.

Genealogy of family Fockema-andreae, origin of Fockema-andreae, provenance of the family name Fockema-andreae.

History and meaning for Fockema-andreae.

We know that the family name Fockema-andreae has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The family name Fockema-andreae is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Fockema, which appears first, and andreae.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fockema-andreae:

1) The origin of the family name Fockema-andreae.

2) The meaning of the family name Fockema-andreae.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fockema-andreae.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fockema-andreae.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Fockema-andreae:

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

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

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

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* 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.

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Fockema-andreae:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter F index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Fockema | Go to name Fockena | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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