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FAMILY GILBERTES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gilbertes.

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

History and meaning for Gilbertes.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gilbertes:

1) The origin of the family name Gilbertes.

2) The meaning of the family name Gilbertes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gilbertes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gilbertes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gilbertes:

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

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

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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

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

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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 Gilberte de soberron | Go to name Gilbertes | 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