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FAMILY HOLDTEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Holdten.

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

History and meaning for Holdten.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Holdten:

1) The origin of the family name Holdten.

2) The meaning of the family name Holdten.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Holdten.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Holdten.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Holdten:

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* 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.

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

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

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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 Holdsworth | Go to name Holdwayt | 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