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FAMILY HOLTEBY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Holteby.

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

History and meaning for Holteby.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Holteby:

1) The origin of the family name Holteby.

2) The meaning of the family name Holteby.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Holteby.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Holteby.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Holteby have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Holteby:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Holteby.
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Coat of arms for Holteby and the history and origin for the family name Holteby in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Holteby in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Holteby appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Holteby and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Holteby is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

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

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

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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 Holte (von) | Go to name Holtei | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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