On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Waereghem.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Waereghem.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Waereghem:
1) The origin of the family name Waereghem.
2) The meaning of the family name Waereghem.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Waereghem.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Waereghem.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Waereghem 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 Waereghem:
* 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 Waereghem:
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Coat of arms for Waereghem and the history and origin for the family name Waereghem in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Waereghem 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 Waereghem. 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* The family name Waereghem 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 Waereghem as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Waereghem
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Waereghem:
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
