FAMILY HONSEM (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Honsem (van)

Coat of arms and family crest of Honsem (van).

Genealogy of family Honsem (van), origin of Honsem (van), provenance of the family name Honsem (van).

History and meaning for Honsem (van).

Honsem (van) is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Honsem (van) an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Honsem (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Honsem (van):

1) The origin of the family name Honsem (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Honsem (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Honsem (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Honsem (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Honsem (van):

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

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

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

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

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:

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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