FAMILY WAHDEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wahden

Coat of arms and family crest of Wahden.

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

History and meaning for Wahden.

We know that the family name Wahden has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wahden:

1) The origin of the family name Wahden.

2) The meaning of the family name Wahden.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wahden.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wahden.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

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

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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 Waha-baillonville | Go to name Wahl | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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