FAMILY COLTHEM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Colthem

Coat of arms and family crest of Colthem.

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

History and meaning for Colthem.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Colthem:

1) The origin of the family name Colthem.

2) The meaning of the family name Colthem.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Colthem.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Colthem.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Colthem 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 Colthem:

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

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:

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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