FAMILY WINSTEIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Winstein

Coat of arms and family crest of Winstein.

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

History and meaning for Winstein.

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

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

The surname Winstein is very likely to be of JEWISH ORIGIN, as the word STEIN, which simply means "stone" in the English language, was widely used by the Jews of the Yiddish community, Azkenazi Jews.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Winstein:

1) The origin of the family name Winstein.

2) The meaning of the family name Winstein.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Winstein.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Winstein.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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

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

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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 Winstanton | Go to name Winstone | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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