FAMILY WANGENHEIM-WINTERSTEIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wangenheim-winterstein

Coat of arms and family crest of Wangenheim-winterstein.

Genealogy of family Wangenheim-winterstein, origin of Wangenheim-winterstein, provenance of the family name Wangenheim-winterstein.

History and meaning for Wangenheim-winterstein.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Wangenheim-winterstein have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Wangenheim-winterstein.

The family name Wangenheim-winterstein is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Wangenheim, which appears first, and winterstein.

The surname Wangenheim-winterstein is probably of GERMAN JEWISH origin, as surnames with the particle HEIM, which means HOME in German, are usually so.

The surname Wangenheim-winterstein is very likely to be of JEWISH ORIGIN, as the word STEIN, which simply means "stone" in the English language, was widely used by the Jews of the Yiddish community, Azkenazi Jews.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wangenheim-winterstein:

1) The origin of the family name Wangenheim-winterstein.

2) The meaning of the family name Wangenheim-winterstein.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wangenheim-winterstein.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wangenheim-winterstein.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Wangenheim-winterstein:

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

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

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

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:

* 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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* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* The family name Wangenheim-winterstein 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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