FAMILY WITTERZEE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Witterzee

Coat of arms and family crest of Witterzee.

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

History and meaning for Witterzee.

We know that the family name Witterzee has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Witterzee:

1) The origin of the family name Witterzee.

2) The meaning of the family name Witterzee.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Witterzee.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Witterzee.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Witterzee 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 Witterzee:

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Witterzee 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 Witterzee. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Witterzee to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Witterzee It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Witterzee can have graphic variants.

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:

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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

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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 Wittert van der aa | Go to name Witteveen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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