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FAMILY VIJF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Vijf.

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

History and meaning for Vijf.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vijf:

1) The origin of the family name Vijf.

2) The meaning of the family name Vijf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vijf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vijf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Vijf 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 Vijf:

* 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 Vijf:

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heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Vijf and the history and origin for the family name Vijf 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 Vijf 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 Vijf. 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* 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.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* 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.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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

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

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

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

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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 Vijdt | Go to name Vijge | 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