FAMILY WOESTHOVEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Woesthoven

Coat of arms and family crest of Woesthoven.

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

History and meaning for Woesthoven.

We know that the family name Woesthoven has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

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 Woesthoven:

1) The origin of the family name Woesthoven.

2) The meaning of the family name Woesthoven.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Woesthoven.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Woesthoven.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* 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.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* The family name Woesthoven 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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