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FAMILY WILLFORD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Willford.

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

History and meaning for Willford.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Willford:

1) The origin of the family name Willford.

2) The meaning of the family name Willford.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Willford.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Willford.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Willford 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 Willford:

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

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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 Willford:

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

coat of arms sticker for Willford

Coat of arms for the name Willford in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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

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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 Willey | Go to name Willham | 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