FAMILY BOUMAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bouman

Coat of arms and family crest of Bouman.

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

History and meaning for Bouman.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bouman:

1) The origin of the family name Bouman.

2) The meaning of the family name Bouman.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bouman.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bouman.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Bouman, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Bouman corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Bouman of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

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

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

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

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:

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

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

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

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