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FAMILY WIDDERSTEIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Widderstein.

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

History and meaning for Widderstein.

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

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

The surname Widderstein is very likely to be of JEWISH ORIGIN, as the word STEIN, which simply means "stone" in the English language, was widely used by the Jews of the Yiddish community, Azkenazi Jews.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Widderstein:

1) The origin of the family name Widderstein.

2) The meaning of the family name Widderstein.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Widderstein.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Widderstein.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Widderstein 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 Widderstein:

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

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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 Widderstein:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Widderstein.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Widderstein

Coat of arms for the name Widderstein 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 Widderstein 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 Widderstein. 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

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

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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 Widderspoon | Go to name Widdos | 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