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FAMILY WINDHEIM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Windheim.

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

History and meaning for Windheim.

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

The surname Windheim is probably of GERMAN JEWISH origin, as surnames with the particle HEIM, which means HOME in German, are usually so.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Windheim:

1) The origin of the family name Windheim.

2) The meaning of the family name Windheim.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Windheim.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Windheim.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Windheim:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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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 Windheim:

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burnt parchment for Windheim name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Windheim

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Windheim are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Windheim, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Windheim, and origin for the family name Windheim, nobiliary titles of the family name Windheim and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Windheim appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Windheim appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Windheim alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Windheim, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Windheim, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Windheim.

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

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

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:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* 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.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

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

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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 Windham | Go to name Windhovel | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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