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FAMILY LEIJEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Leijen.

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

History and meaning for Leijen.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Leijen 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 Leijen.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leijen:

1) The origin of the family name Leijen.

2) The meaning of the family name Leijen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leijen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leijen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Leijen 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 Leijen:

* 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 Leijen:

Name Leijen

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Leijen. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Leijen name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Leijen

Coat of arms for the name Leijen 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 Leijen 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 Leijen. 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

* 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.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

Leijen

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Leije | Go to name Leijenburg | 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