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FAMILY HOUTEYN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Houteyn.

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

History and meaning for Houteyn.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Houteyn have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Houteyn.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Houteyn:

1) The origin of the family name Houteyn.

2) The meaning of the family name Houteyn.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Houteyn.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Houteyn.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Houteyn 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 Houteyn:

* 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 Houteyn:

Name Houteyn

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

burnt parchment for Houteyn name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Houteyn

Coat of arms for the name Houteyn 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 Houteyn 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 Houteyn. 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* 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.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

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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 Houten (van) | Go to name Houth | 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