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FAMILY WIJNEGHEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wijneghen.

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

History and meaning for Wijneghen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wijneghen:

1) The origin of the family name Wijneghen.

2) The meaning of the family name Wijneghen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wijneghen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wijneghen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wijneghen 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 Wijneghen:

* 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 Wijneghen 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 Wijneghen. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Wijneghen to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Wijneghen It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Wijneghen can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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

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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 Wijneghem | Go to name Wijngaerde | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests