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FAMILY WICKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wicke.

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

History and meaning for Wicke.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wicke:

1) The origin of the family name Wicke.

2) The meaning of the family name Wicke.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wicke.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wicke.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wicke 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 Wicke:

* 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 Wicke:

Name Wicke

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

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

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

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

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:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

* 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.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

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

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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 Wickardt | Go to name Wickede | 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