FAMILY CORTENHOEREN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cortenhoeren

Coat of arms and family crest of Cortenhoeren.

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

History and meaning for Cortenhoeren.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cortenhoeren:

1) The origin of the family name Cortenhoeren.

2) The meaning of the family name Cortenhoeren.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cortenhoeren.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cortenhoeren.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cortenhoeren 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 Cortenhoeren:

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cortenhoeren 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 Cortenhoeren. 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 Cortenhoeren 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 Cortenhoeren 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 Cortenhoeren 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

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

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cortenhoef (van) | Go to name Cortenhout | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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