FAMILY HOPFKORB: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hopfkorb

Coat of arms and family crest of Hopfkorb.

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

History and meaning for Hopfkorb.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hopfkorb:

1) The origin of the family name Hopfkorb.

2) The meaning of the family name Hopfkorb.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hopfkorb.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hopfkorb.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

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

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