FAMILY WAELHEM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Waelhem

Coat of arms and family crest of Waelhem.

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

History and meaning for Waelhem.

Waelhem 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 Waelhem an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Waelhem:

1) The origin of the family name Waelhem.

2) The meaning of the family name Waelhem.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Waelhem.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Waelhem.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Waelhem 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 Waelhem:

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* 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.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

* The family name Waelhem 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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