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FAMILY WACHTEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wachten.

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

History and meaning for Wachten.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wachten:

1) The origin of the family name Wachten.

2) The meaning of the family name Wachten.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wachten.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wachten.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Wachten:

Name Wachten

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Wachten. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Wachten name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Wachten.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Wachten and the history and origin for the family name Wachten in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Wachten

Coat of arms for the name Wachten in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

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

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

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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 Wachtel | Go to name Wachtendonck | 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