FAMILY WASH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wash

Coat of arms and family crest of Wash.

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

History and meaning for Wash.

Wash 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 Wash 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 Wash:

1) The origin of the family name Wash.

2) The meaning of the family name Wash.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wash.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wash.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wash have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Wash:

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The family Wash appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Wash and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Wash is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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

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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 Wasey | Go to name Washborne | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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