FAMILY COLLAIJ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Collaij

Coat of arms and family crest of Collaij.

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

History and meaning for Collaij.

Collaij 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 Collaij 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 Collaij:

1) The origin of the family name Collaij.

2) The meaning of the family name Collaij.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Collaij.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Collaij.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Collaij 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 Collaij:

* 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 Collaij 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 Collaij. 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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

* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

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