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FAMILY GAFFINEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gaffinen.

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

History and meaning for Gaffinen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gaffinen:

1) The origin of the family name Gaffinen.

2) The meaning of the family name Gaffinen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gaffinen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gaffinen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Gaffinen:

Name Gaffinen

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burnt parchment for Gaffinen name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Gaffinen.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Gaffinen and the history and origin for the family name Gaffinen in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Gaffinen

Coat of arms for the name Gaffinen in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Gaffinen 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 Gaffinen, 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 Gaffinen, and origin for the family name Gaffinen, nobiliary titles of the family name Gaffinen and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Gaffinen appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gaffigan | Go to name Gaffney | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests