FAMILY BOKHOVEN (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bokhoven (van)

Coat of arms and family crest of Bokhoven (van).

Genealogy of family Bokhoven (van), origin of Bokhoven (van), provenance of the family name Bokhoven (van).

History and meaning for Bokhoven (van).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Bokhoven (van) 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 Bokhoven (van).

The surname Bokhoven (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bokhoven (van):

1) The origin of the family name Bokhoven (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Bokhoven (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bokhoven (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bokhoven (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bokhoven (van):

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

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

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

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

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* 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.

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Bokhoven (van):

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