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FAMILY LEUNCKENS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Leunckens.

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

History and meaning for Leunckens.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leunckens:

1) The origin of the family name Leunckens.

2) The meaning of the family name Leunckens.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leunckens.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leunckens.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Leunckens 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 Leunckens:

* 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 Leunckens:

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Leunckens 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 Leunckens. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Leunckens to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Leunckens It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Leunckens can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Leullion de thorigny | Go to name Leunda | 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