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FAMILY GIESEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Giesen.

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

History and meaning for Giesen.

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

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

The surname Giesen is surely of SCANDINAVIAN origin, patronymic of the proper name of Gie, since the ending SEN means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Giesen:

1) The origin of the family name Giesen.

2) The meaning of the family name Giesen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Giesen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Giesen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Giesen:

Name Giesen

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Giesen. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Giesen name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Giesen

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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:

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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

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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 Giese | Go to name Giesen (van de) | 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