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FAMILY JORRITSMA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Jorritsma.

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

History and meaning for Jorritsma.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Jorritsma 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 Jorritsma.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Jorritsma:

1) The origin of the family name Jorritsma.

2) The meaning of the family name Jorritsma.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Jorritsma.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Jorritsma.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Jorritsma:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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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 Jorritsma:

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

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Jorritsma are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Jorritsma, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Jorritsma, and origin for the family name Jorritsma, nobiliary titles of the family name Jorritsma and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Jorritsma appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Jorritsma appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Jorritsma alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Jorritsma, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Jorritsma, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Jorritsma.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter J index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Jorrin | Go to name Jorro | 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