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FAMILY WESTERNE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Westerne.

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

History and meaning for Westerne.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Westerne:

1) The origin of the family name Westerne.

2) The meaning of the family name Westerne.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Westerne.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Westerne.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Westerne 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 Westerne:

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

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

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The family Westerne 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 Westerne 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 Westerne 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

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

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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 Westernach de grosa | Go to name Westernhagen | 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