FAMILY HOFSTEDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hofstede

Coat of arms and family crest of Hofstede.

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

History and meaning for Hofstede.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hofstede:

1) The origin of the family name Hofstede.

2) The meaning of the family name Hofstede.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hofstede.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hofstede.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Hofstede 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 Hofstede:

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

* 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 Hofstede 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 Hofstede. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* 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.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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