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FAMILY WALES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wales.

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

History and meaning for Wales.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wales:

1) The origin of the family name Wales.

2) The meaning of the family name Wales.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wales.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wales.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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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 Wales:

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heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

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The family name Wales appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Wales with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Wales they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Wales certified by King of Arms.

It may be helpful for those with the name Wales 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 Wales 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 Wales 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

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