FAMILY WINKELHEIM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Winkelheim

Coat of arms and family crest of Winkelheim.

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

History and meaning for Winkelheim.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Winkelheim have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Winkelheim.

The surname Winkelheim is probably of GERMAN JEWISH origin, as surnames with the particle HEIM, which means HOME in German, are usually so.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Winkelheim:

1) The origin of the family name Winkelheim.

2) The meaning of the family name Winkelheim.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Winkelheim.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Winkelheim.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Winkelheim 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 Winkelheim:

* 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 Winkelheim:

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Winkelheim 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 Winkelheim. 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 Winkelheim 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 Winkelheim 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 Winkelheim 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

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

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

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

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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 Winkelhansen | Go to name Winkelhofen auf englus krakoffel un neid | 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