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FAMILY WIGMANA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wigmana.

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

History and meaning for Wigmana.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Wigmana have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Wigmana.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wigmana:

1) The origin of the family name Wigmana.

2) The meaning of the family name Wigmana.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wigmana.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wigmana.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Wigmana:

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Wigmana 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 Wigmana, 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 Wigmana, and origin for the family name Wigmana, nobiliary titles of the family name Wigmana and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Wigmana appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Wigmana 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 Wigmana alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Wigmana, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Wigmana, 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 Wigmana.

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

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

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

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

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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 Wigley | Go to name Wigmey | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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