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FAMILY HOERKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hoerke.

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

History and meaning for Hoerke.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hoerke:

1) The origin of the family name Hoerke.

2) The meaning of the family name Hoerke.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hoerke.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hoerke.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Hoerke 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 Hoerke:

* 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 Hoerke:

Name Hoerke

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burnt parchment for Hoerke name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Hoerke

Coat of arms for the name Hoerke 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 Hoerke 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 Hoerke. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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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 Hoerijck | Go to name Hoerl | 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