On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Hokercken.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Hokercken.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hokercken:
1) The origin of the family name Hokercken.
2) The meaning of the family name Hokercken.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Hokercken.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Hokercken.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Hokercken 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 Hokercken:
* 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 Hokercken:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Hokercken. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Hokercken and the history and origin for the family name Hokercken in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Hokercken 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 Hokercken. 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* 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.
* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* The family name Hokercken 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 Hokercken as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Hokercken
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Hokercken:
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