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FAMILY ZURWESTEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Zurwesten.

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

History and meaning for Zurwesten.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zurwesten:

1) The origin of the family name Zurwesten.

2) The meaning of the family name Zurwesten.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zurwesten.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zurwesten.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Zurwesten:

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Zurwesten 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 Zurwesten, 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 Zurwesten, and origin for the family name Zurwesten, nobiliary titles of the family name Zurwesten and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Zurwesten appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Zurwesten 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 Zurwesten alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Zurwesten, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Zurwesten, 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 Zurwesten.

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

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

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter Z index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Zurviatuga | Go to name Zurxuri | 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