FAMILY COTTHEM (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cotthem (van)

Coat of arms and family crest of Cotthem (van).

Genealogy of family Cotthem (van), origin of Cotthem (van), provenance of the family name Cotthem (van).

History and meaning for Cotthem (van).

Cotthem (van) is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Cotthem (van) an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Cotthem (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cotthem (van):

1) The origin of the family name Cotthem (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Cotthem (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cotthem (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cotthem (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cotthem (van):

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

* Livre dor de la noblesse luxembourgeoise.

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Cotthem (van) 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 Cotthem (van) 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 Cotthem (van) 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

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

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

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* The family name Cotthem (van) 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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