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FAMILY WIJNANTS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wijnants.

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

History and meaning for Wijnants.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wijnants:

1) The origin of the family name Wijnants.

2) The meaning of the family name Wijnants.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wijnants.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wijnants.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wijnants 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 Wijnants:

* 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 Wijnants:

Name Wijnants

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Wijnants

Coat of arms for the name Wijnants 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 Wijnants 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 Wijnants. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Wijnants to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Wijnants It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Wijnants can have graphic variants.

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

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

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:

* 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.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* 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.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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

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

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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 Wijnalt | Go to name Wijncle | 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