FAMILY WOESTYNE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Woestyne

Coat of arms and family crest of Woestyne.

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

History and meaning for Woestyne.

Woestyne 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 Woestyne 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 Woestyne:

1) The origin of the family name Woestyne.

2) The meaning of the family name Woestyne.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Woestyne.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Woestyne.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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

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

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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 Woestwynckele | Go to name Woestyne | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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