FAMILY CLAERHOUT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Claerhout

Coat of arms and family crest of Claerhout.

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

History and meaning for Claerhout.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Claerhout:

1) The origin of the family name Claerhout.

2) The meaning of the family name Claerhout.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Claerhout.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Claerhout.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Claerhout 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 Claerhout:

* 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 Claerhout 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 Claerhout. 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 Claerhout 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 Claerhout, 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 Claerhout, and origin for the family name Claerhout, nobiliary titles of the family name Claerhout and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Claerhout appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* The family name Claerhout 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/

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