FAMILY GIMBERNAT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gimbernat

Coat of arms and family crest of Gimbernat.

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

History and meaning for Gimbernat.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gimbernat:

1) The origin of the family name Gimbernat.

2) The meaning of the family name Gimbernat.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gimbernat.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gimbernat.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Gimbernat 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 Gimbernat have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Gimbernat 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 Gimbernat and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Gimbernat have some different spelling.

The family name Gimbernat appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Gimbernat has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Gimbernat arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Gimbernat are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Gimbernat are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Gimbernat have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

* 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.

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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