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FAMILY WILLHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Willham.

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

History and meaning for Willham.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Willham:

1) The origin of the family name Willham.

2) The meaning of the family name Willham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Willham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Willham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Willham 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 Willham:

* 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 Willham:

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burnt parchment for Willham name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Willham

Coat of arms for the name Willham 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 Willham 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 Willham. 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* 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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

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

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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 Willford | Go to name Willi zu langfeld | 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