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FAMILY HOGERWERFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hogerwerff.

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

History and meaning for Hogerwerff.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hogerwerff:

1) The origin of the family name Hogerwerff.

2) The meaning of the family name Hogerwerff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hogerwerff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hogerwerff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* 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.

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

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hogerwaard | Go to name Hogerzyde | 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