On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Hontoyr.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Hontoyr.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hontoyr:
1) The origin of the family name Hontoyr.
2) The meaning of the family name Hontoyr.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Hontoyr.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Hontoyr.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Hontoyr 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 Hontoyr:
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
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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 Hontoyr:
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Coat of arms for Hontoyr and the history and origin for the family name Hontoyr in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Hontoyr 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 Hontoyr. 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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.
* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.
* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* The family name Hontoyr 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 Hontoyr as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Hontoyr
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Hontoyr:
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
