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FAMILY GUNTHER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gunther.

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

History and meaning for Gunther.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gunther:

1) The origin of the family name Gunther.

2) The meaning of the family name Gunther.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gunther.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gunther.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gunther:

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* 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.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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

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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 Gunterslaer (van) | Go to name Gunther | 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