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FAMILY KATWIJK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Katwijk.

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

History and meaning for Katwijk.

We know that the family name Katwijk has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Katwijk:

1) The origin of the family name Katwijk.

2) The meaning of the family name Katwijk.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Katwijk.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Katwijk.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Katwijk 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 Katwijk:

* 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 Katwijk:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Katwijk

Coat of arms for the name Katwijk 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 Katwijk 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 Katwijk. 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) 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:

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter K index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Kattmann | Go to name Katyng | 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