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FAMILY VELEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Velen.

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

History and meaning for Velen.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Velen.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Velen.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Velen:

1) The origin of the family name Velen.

2) The meaning of the family name Velen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Velen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Velen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Velen 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 Velen:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* 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 Velen:

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Coat of arms for Velen and the history and origin for the family name Velen 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 Velen 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 Velen. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter V index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Veleker | Go to name Velen | 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