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FAMILY WESTERWURD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Westerwurd.

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

History and meaning for Westerwurd.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Westerwurd:

1) The origin of the family name Westerwurd.

2) The meaning of the family name Westerwurd.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Westerwurd.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Westerwurd.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Westerwurd 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 Westerwurd:

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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

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Coat of arms for the name Westerwurd 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 Westerwurd 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 Westerwurd. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* 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.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

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

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

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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 Westerwoude | Go to name Westerwyck | 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