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FAMILY WESTENEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Westeney.

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

History and meaning for Westeney.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Westeney:

1) The origin of the family name Westeney.

2) The meaning of the family name Westeney.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Westeney.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Westeney.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Westeney have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Westeney:

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

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

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The family Westeney appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Westeney and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Westeney is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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:

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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

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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 Westendorp | Go to name Westengaard | 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