On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Wijmees.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Wijmees.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wijmees:
1) The origin of the family name Wijmees.
2) The meaning of the family name Wijmees.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Wijmees.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Wijmees.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Wijmees 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 Wijmees:
* 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 Wijmees:
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Coat of arms for Wijmees and the history and origin for the family name Wijmees in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Wijmees 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 Wijmees. 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* The family name Wijmees 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 Wijmees as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Wijmees
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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