FAMILY WENGEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wengen

Coat of arms and family crest of Wengen.

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

History and meaning for Wengen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wengen:

1) The origin of the family name Wengen.

2) The meaning of the family name Wengen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wengen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wengen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

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

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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 Wenge zu beck und wenge | Go to name Wenger | 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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