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FAMILY WOULFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Woulff.

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

History and meaning for Woulff.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Woulff:

1) The origin of the family name Woulff.

2) The meaning of the family name Woulff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Woulff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Woulff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Woulff 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 Woulff:

* 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 Woulff:

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

coat of arms sticker for Woulff

Coat of arms for the name Woulff 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 Woulff 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 Woulff. 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* 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.

* 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.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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

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

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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 Woulfe | Go to name Woulff | 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