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FAMILY WILLISBY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Willisby.

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

History and meaning for Willisby.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Willisby:

1) The origin of the family name Willisby.

2) The meaning of the family name Willisby.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Willisby.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Willisby.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Willisby 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 Willisby:

* 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 Willisby:

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The family Willisby 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 Willisby 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 Willisby 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* 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.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* 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.

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

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

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

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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 Willis | Go to name Willisch | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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