FAMILY BOOTSMA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bootsma

Coat of arms and family crest of Bootsma.

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

History and meaning for Bootsma.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bootsma:

1) The origin of the family name Bootsma.

2) The meaning of the family name Bootsma.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bootsma.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bootsma.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bootsma:

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

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

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

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) 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:

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* 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.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Bootle-wilbraham comte de lathom | Go to name Bootsman | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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