FAMILY WODTKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wodtke

Coat of arms and family crest of Wodtke.

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

History and meaning for Wodtke.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wodtke:

1) The origin of the family name Wodtke.

2) The meaning of the family name Wodtke.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wodtke.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wodtke.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* The family name Wodtke 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/

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

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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 Wodthorp | Go to name Wodzicki | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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