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FAMILY HONTBEKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hontbeke.

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

History and meaning for Hontbeke.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hontbeke:

1) The origin of the family name Hontbeke.

2) The meaning of the family name Hontbeke.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hontbeke.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hontbeke.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Hontbeke 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 Hontbeke:

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Hontbeke 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 Hontbeke. 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

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

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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

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

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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 Hontbark | Go to name Honte | 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