FAMILY WESTERHOFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Westerhoff

Coat of arms and family crest of Westerhoff.

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

History and meaning for Westerhoff.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Westerhoff:

1) The origin of the family name Westerhoff.

2) The meaning of the family name Westerhoff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Westerhoff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Westerhoff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Westerhoff 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 Westerhoff, 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 Westerhoff, and origin for the family name Westerhoff, nobiliary titles of the family name Westerhoff and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Westerhoff appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Westerhoff 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 Westerhoff alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Westerhoff, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Westerhoff, 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 Westerhoff.

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) 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:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* 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.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* The family name Westerhoff 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/

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter W index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Westerhausen | Go to name Westerholt | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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