FAMILY GUITTARD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Guittard

Coat of arms and family crest of Guittard.

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

History and meaning for Guittard.

We know that the family name Guittard has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Guittard:

1) The origin of the family name Guittard.

2) The meaning of the family name Guittard.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Guittard.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Guittard.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

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