FAMILY CAMPHUSEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Camphusen

Coat of arms and family crest of Camphusen.

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

History and meaning for Camphusen.

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

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

The surname Camphusen is surely of SCANDINAVIAN origin, patronymic of the proper name of Camphu, since the ending SEN means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Camphusen:

1) The origin of the family name Camphusen.

2) The meaning of the family name Camphusen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Camphusen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Camphusen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Camphusen 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 Camphusen:

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

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

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:

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* 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.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

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

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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 Camphuis | Go to name Camphusen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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