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FAMILY HURCK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hurck.

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

History and meaning for Hurck.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hurck:

1) The origin of the family name Hurck.

2) The meaning of the family name Hurck.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hurck.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hurck.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* 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.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

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

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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 Hurbon | Go to name Hurck (van) | 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