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

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

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

History and meaning for Gouthoeven (van).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Gouthoeven (van).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gouthoeven (van).

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

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

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

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

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

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

6) The prominent persons of this family.

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

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gouthoeven | Go to name Goutier | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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