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FAMILY WESTHOEVEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Westhoeven.

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

History and meaning for Westhoeven.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Westhoeven:

1) The origin of the family name Westhoeven.

2) The meaning of the family name Westhoeven.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Westhoeven.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Westhoeven.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Westhoeven 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 Westhoeven:

* 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 Westhoeven:

Name Westhoeven

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

burnt parchment for Westhoeven name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Westhoeven

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* 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.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* 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.

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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

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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 Westheim | Go to name Westhofen | 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