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FAMILY HOUTAIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Houtain.

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

History and meaning for Houtain.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Houtain:

1) The origin of the family name Houtain.

2) The meaning of the family name Houtain.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Houtain.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Houtain.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Houtain 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 Houtain:

* 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 Houtain:

Name Houtain

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Houtain. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Houtain name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Houtain.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Houtain

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Houtain 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 Houtain. 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* :

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

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

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

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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 Hout | Go to name Houtain | 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