FAMILY WERNSTEIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wernstein

Coat of arms and family crest of Wernstein.

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

History and meaning for Wernstein.

We know that the family name Wernstein 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.

The surname Wernstein 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 Wernstein:

1) The origin of the family name Wernstein.

2) The meaning of the family name Wernstein.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wernstein.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wernstein.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Wernstein has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Wernstein appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Wernstein. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Wernstein.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Wernstein. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Wernstein. The name Wernstein also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Wernstein than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Wernstein appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Wernstein has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Wernstein arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Wernstein are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Wernstein are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Wernstein have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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