FAMILY WANTHOFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wanthoff

Coat of arms and family crest of Wanthoff.

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

History and meaning for Wanthoff.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wanthoff:

1) The origin of the family name Wanthoff.

2) The meaning of the family name Wanthoff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wanthoff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wanthoff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wanthoff 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 Wanthoff:

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter W index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Wanthof | Go to name Wantiere | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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