FAMILY KNOP: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Knop

Coat of arms and family crest of Knop.

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

History and meaning for Knop.

Knop is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Knop an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Knop:

1) The origin of the family name Knop.

2) The meaning of the family name Knop.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Knop.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Knop.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Knop 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 Knop:

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Knop 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 Knop. 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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:

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter K index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Knoops | Go to name Knopaeus | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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