FAMILY LIHOY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lihoy

Coat of arms and family crest of Lihoy.

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

History and meaning for Lihoy.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lihoy:

1) The origin of the family name Lihoy.

2) The meaning of the family name Lihoy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lihoy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lihoy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lihoy 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 Lihoy:

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

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Lihoy:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Lihoy 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 Lihoy. 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 Lihoy 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 Lihoy 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 Lihoy 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Lihou | Go to name Lihus | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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