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FAMILY SPEKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Speke.

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

History and meaning for Speke.

We know that the family name Speke 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 Speke:

1) The origin of the family name Speke.

2) The meaning of the family name Speke.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Speke.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Speke.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Speke have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Speke appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Speke and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Speke is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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:

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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* 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.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Spek | Go to name Speke de hasllbury | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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