FAMILY WEELS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Weels

Coat of arms and family crest of Weels.

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

History and meaning for Weels.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Weels:

1) The origin of the family name Weels.

2) The meaning of the family name Weels.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Weels.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Weels.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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

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

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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 Weelkes | Go to name Weelwright | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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