FAMILY GAVIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gavin

Coat of arms and family crest of Gavin.

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

History and meaning for Gavin.

Gavin is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Gavin an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gavin:

1) The origin of the family name Gavin.

2) The meaning of the family name Gavin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gavin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gavin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Gavin has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Aragon (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Gavin, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Gavin and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Gavin. Our infanzons, as surely the Gavin, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Gavin.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Gavin appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Gavin. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Gavin.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Gavin 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 Gavin and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Gavin 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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