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FAMILY GUIGOU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Guigou.

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

History and meaning for Guigou.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Guigou:

1) The origin of the family name Guigou.

2) The meaning of the family name Guigou.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Guigou.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Guigou.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The family name Guigou appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Guigou is a surname that has a branch in the Canary Islands. The conquest of the archipelago had begun, formally, in 1402, with the incursions of Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifier de la Salle, in the name of Enrique III, in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro, island that annexed with some ease to Castile. Fernan Peraza did the same with La Gomera. Tenerife is the last island in conquerer, already for the Catholic Monarchs. So, the family names as Guigou have history and heraldry in the Canary Islands. Throughout time, the Canary Islands has been linked to America as a forced passage of the ships to the new continent. The Canary Islands actively participated, as settlers, in the birth of nations and cities. It was island families who founded the cities of Montevideo and San Antonio (Texas) - in the list of defenders of the Alamo abound the Canarian surnames; So, many last names, as it is possible that it is the name Guigou went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Guigou in America.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Guigou has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Guigou and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Guigou have some different spelling.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

* 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.

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

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

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