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FAMILY WATERVLIET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Watervliet.

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

History and meaning for Watervliet.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Watervliet:

1) The origin of the family name Watervliet.

2) The meaning of the family name Watervliet.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Watervliet.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Watervliet.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Watervliet 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 Watervliet:

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

* 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.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

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

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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 Watervliedt | Go to name Watervliet | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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