FAMILY WILGHEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wilghen

Coat of arms and family crest of Wilghen.

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

History and meaning for Wilghen.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Wilghen.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Wilghen.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wilghen:

1) The origin of the family name Wilghen.

2) The meaning of the family name Wilghen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wilghen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wilghen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Wilghen appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Wilghen. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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:

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* 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.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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