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FAMILY GIESSEN (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Giessen (van).

Genealogy of family Giessen (van), origin of Giessen (van), provenance of the family name Giessen (van).

History and meaning for Giessen (van).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Giessen (van).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Giessen (van).

The surname Giessen (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Giessen (van):

1) The origin of the family name Giessen (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Giessen (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Giessen (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Giessen (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Giessen (van):

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* 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.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Giessen (van):

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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 Giessen (van der) | Go to name Giessenburg | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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