On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Tummeken.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Tummeken.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tummeken:
1) The origin of the family name Tummeken.
2) The meaning of the family name Tummeken.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Tummeken.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Tummeken.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Tummeken 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 Tummeken:
* 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 Tummeken:
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Coat of arms for Tummeken and the history and origin for the family name Tummeken in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Tummeken 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 Tummeken. 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.
* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* The family name Tummeken 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 Tummeken as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Tummeken
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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
