The heraldry and the history of the family name Leije have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.
Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Leije.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leije:
1) The origin of the family name Leije.
2) The meaning of the family name Leije.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Leije.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Leije.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Leije 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 Leije:
* 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 Leije:
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Coat of arms for Leije and the history and origin for the family name Leije in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Leije 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 Leije. 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
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:
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.
* The family name Leije 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 Leije as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Leije
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Leije:
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
