FAMILY COUTHAIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Couthais

Coat of arms and family crest of Couthais.

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

History and meaning for Couthais.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Couthais:

1) The origin of the family name Couthais.

2) The meaning of the family name Couthais.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Couthais.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Couthais.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Couthais 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 Couthais:

* 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 Couthais 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 Couthais. 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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

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