FAMILY STERK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sterk

Coat of arms and family crest of Sterk.

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

History and meaning for Sterk.

We know that the family name Sterk has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sterk:

1) The origin of the family name Sterk.

2) The meaning of the family name Sterk.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sterk.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sterk.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

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