FAMILY GUERRIER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Guerrier

Coat of arms and family crest of Guerrier.

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

History and meaning for Guerrier.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Guerrier:

1) The origin of the family name Guerrier.

2) The meaning of the family name Guerrier.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Guerrier.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Guerrier.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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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 Guerrico | Go to name Guerrier de beaufort | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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