FAMILY CALLOEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Calloen

Coat of arms and family crest of Calloen.

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

History and meaning for Calloen.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Calloen have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Calloen.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Calloen:

1) The origin of the family name Calloen.

2) The meaning of the family name Calloen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Calloen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Calloen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Calloen 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 Calloen:

* 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 Calloen:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Calloen 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 Calloen. 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* 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.

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

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

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

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