FAMILY GUINNESS DE CASTLEKNOCK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Guinness de castleknock

Coat of arms and family crest of Guinness de castleknock.

Genealogy of family Guinness de castleknock, origin of Guinness de castleknock, provenance of the family name Guinness de castleknock.

History and meaning for Guinness de castleknock.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Guinness de castleknock have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Guinness de castleknock.

The surname Guinness de castleknock is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Guinness de castleknock:

1) The origin of the family name Guinness de castleknock.

2) The meaning of the family name Guinness de castleknock.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Guinness de castleknock.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Guinness de castleknock.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Guinness de castleknock:

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

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

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:

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

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

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* The family name Guinness de castleknock 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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