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FAMILY GIAC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Giac.

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

History and meaning for Giac.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Giac 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 Giac.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Giac:

1) The origin of the family name Giac.

2) The meaning of the family name Giac.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Giac.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Giac.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

* France.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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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 Giac:

Name Giac

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Giac.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Giac and the history and origin for the family name Giac in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Giac

Coat of arms for the name Giac in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

* 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.

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

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

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

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