FAMILY KOPKEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Kopken

Coat of arms and family crest of Kopken.

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

History and meaning for Kopken.

We know that the family name Kopken 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 Kopken:

1) The origin of the family name Kopken.

2) The meaning of the family name Kopken.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Kopken.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Kopken.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* 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.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

* The family name Kopken 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/

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

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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 Kopke de ziegenhierd | Go to name Kopken | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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