FAMILY LEEPS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Leeps

Coat of arms and family crest of Leeps.

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

History and meaning for Leeps.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Leeps.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Leeps.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leeps:

1) The origin of the family name Leeps.

2) The meaning of the family name Leeps.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leeps.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leeps.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Leeps 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 Leeps:

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

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

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:

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* 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.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Leeper | Go to name Leeps | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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