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FAMILY GISSING: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gissing.

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

History and meaning for Gissing.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gissing:

1) The origin of the family name Gissing.

2) The meaning of the family name Gissing.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gissing.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gissing.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Gissing:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Gissing

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

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The family Gissing appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Gissing and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Gissing is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

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

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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 Gissey | Go to name Gissinge | 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