FAMILY WENTZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wentz

Coat of arms and family crest of Wentz.

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

History and meaning for Wentz.

Wentz 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 Wentz 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 Wentz:

1) The origin of the family name Wentz.

2) The meaning of the family name Wentz.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wentz.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wentz.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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

* 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.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

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

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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 Wentworth-sheilds | Go to name Wentz de niederlahnstein | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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