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FAMILY BORTHON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Borthon.

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

History and meaning for Borthon.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Borthon 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 Borthon.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Borthon:

1) The origin of the family name Borthon.

2) The meaning of the family name Borthon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Borthon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Borthon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Borthon:

* 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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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 Borthon:

Name Borthon

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Borthon.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Borthon and the history and origin for the family name Borthon in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Borthon

Coat of arms for the name Borthon in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Borthon 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 Borthon, 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 Borthon, and origin for the family name Borthon, nobiliary titles of the family name Borthon and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Borthon appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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:

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Borth | Go to name Borthwick | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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