We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Huijghs:
1) The origin of the family name Huijghs.
2) The meaning of the family name Huijghs.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Huijghs.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Huijghs.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Huijghs 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 Huijghs:
* 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 Huijghs:
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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Huijghs 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 Huijghs. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
It may be helpful for those with the name Huijghs to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Huijghs It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Huijghs can have graphic variants.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* The family name Huijghs 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 Huijghs as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Huijghs
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