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FAMILY WIJRE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Wijre.

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

History and meaning for Wijre.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Wijre 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 Wijre.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wijre:

1) The origin of the family name Wijre.

2) The meaning of the family name Wijre.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wijre.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wijre.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wijre 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 Wijre:

* 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 Wijre:

Name Wijre

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Wijre. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Wijre name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Wijre

Coat of arms for the name Wijre 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 Wijre 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 Wijre. 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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

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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 Wijntmolen | Go to name Wijse | 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