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FAMILY FOCKENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fockena.

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

History and meaning for Fockena.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fockena:

1) The origin of the family name Fockena.

2) The meaning of the family name Fockena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fockena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fockena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Fockena:

Name Fockena

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Fockena. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Fockena name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Fockena

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

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

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) 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:

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

* 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.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* 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.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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

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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-andreae | Go to name Fockenbeck | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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