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FAMILY WICKEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wicken.

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

History and meaning for Wicken.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wicken:

1) The origin of the family name Wicken.

2) The meaning of the family name Wicken.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wicken.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wicken.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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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 Wicken:

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

coat of arms sticker for Wicken

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Wicken are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Wicken, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Wicken, and origin for the family name Wicken, nobiliary titles of the family name Wicken and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Wicken appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Wicken appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Wicken alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Wicken, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Wicken, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Wicken.

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

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

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* 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.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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

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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 Wickelberger | Go to name Wickenburg | 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