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FAMILY GODBY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Godby.

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

History and meaning for Godby.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Godby:

1) The origin of the family name Godby.

2) The meaning of the family name Godby.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Godby.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Godby.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Godby 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 Godby:

* 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 Godby:

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

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

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

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

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

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

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

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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 Godbow | Go to name Goddaeus | 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