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FAMILY WATERINGHE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wateringhe.

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

History and meaning for Wateringhe.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Wateringhe 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 Wateringhe.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wateringhe:

1) The origin of the family name Wateringhe.

2) The meaning of the family name Wateringhe.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wateringhe.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wateringhe.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wateringhe 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 Wateringhe:

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Wateringhe:

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

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

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Wateringhe 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 Wateringhe. 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 Wateringhe 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 Wateringhe 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 Wateringhe 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

* 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.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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

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

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

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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 Wateringen | Go to name Waterleet | 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