FAMILY WIGHTWICK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wightwick

Coat of arms and family crest of Wightwick.

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

History and meaning for Wightwick.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wightwick:

1) The origin of the family name Wightwick.

2) The meaning of the family name Wightwick.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wightwick.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wightwick.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wightwick 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 Wightwick:

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

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The family Wightwick 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 Wightwick 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 Wightwick 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

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