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FAMILY HAELEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Haelen.

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

History and meaning for Haelen.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Haelen:

1) The origin of the family name Haelen.

2) The meaning of the family name Haelen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Haelen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Haelen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Haelen have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Haelen:

Name Haelen

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

burnt parchment for Haelen name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Haelen

Coat of arms for the name Haelen in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Haelen appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Haelen. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hael de suntheim | Go to name Haelen | 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