We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Corthijs:
1) The origin of the family name Corthijs.
2) The meaning of the family name Corthijs.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Corthijs.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Corthijs.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Corthijs 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 Corthijs:
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Corthijs:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Corthijs. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Corthijs and the history and origin for the family name Corthijs in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Corthijs 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 Corthijs. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
It may be helpful for those with the name Corthijs to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Corthijs It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Corthijs can have graphic variants.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* 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.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* 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.
* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.
* The family name Corthijs 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 Corthijs as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Corthijs
Related Words: Corthijs family crest | Origin of the name Corthijs | Genealogy of the family Corthijs | Heraldry of the name Corthijs | Coat of arms of Corthijs | Genealogy of the Corthijs | Origin of the Corthijs | Meaning of the name Corthijs.
Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Corthijs:
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