FAMILY WINNINGEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Winningen

Coat of arms and family crest of Winningen.

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

History and meaning for Winningen.

Winningen is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Winningen an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Winningen:

1) The origin of the family name Winningen.

2) The meaning of the family name Winningen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Winningen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Winningen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Winningen 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 Winningen:

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Winningen 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 Winningen. 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

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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 Winnicki chevaliers de radziewicz | Go to name Winningen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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