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FAMILY VILEIJN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Vileijn.

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

History and meaning for Vileijn.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vileijn:

1) The origin of the family name Vileijn.

2) The meaning of the family name Vileijn.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vileijn.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vileijn.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Vileijn 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 Vileijn:

* 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 Vileijn:

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Coat of arms for Vileijn and the history and origin for the family name Vileijn 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 Vileijn 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 Vileijn. 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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

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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 Vileer | Go to name Vileijn | 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