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FAMILY WESTELAIR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Westelair.

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

History and meaning for Westelair.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Westelair:

1) The origin of the family name Westelair.

2) The meaning of the family name Westelair.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Westelair.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Westelair.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Westelair 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 Westelair:

* 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 Westelair:

Name Westelair

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Westelair

Coat of arms for the name Westelair 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 Westelair 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 Westelair. 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 Westelair 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 Westelair 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 Westelair 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 Westelair 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 Westelair as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Westelair

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

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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 Westede | Go to name Westell | 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