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FAMILY ROKEGHEM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Rokeghem.

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

History and meaning for Rokeghem.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rokeghem:

1) The origin of the family name Rokeghem.

2) The meaning of the family name Rokeghem.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rokeghem.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rokeghem.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Rokeghem:

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

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Coat of arms for the name Rokeghem in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Rokeghem 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 Rokeghem, 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 Rokeghem, and origin for the family name Rokeghem, nobiliary titles of the family name Rokeghem and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Rokeghem appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

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

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

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* 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.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Rokefield | Go to name Rokele | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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