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FAMILY GORDE (DE LA): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gorde (de la).

Genealogy of family Gorde (de la), origin of Gorde (de la), provenance of the family name Gorde (de la).

History and meaning for Gorde (de la).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gorde (de la) 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 Gorde (de la).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gorde (de la):

1) The origin of the family name Gorde (de la).

2) The meaning of the family name Gorde (de la).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gorde (de la).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gorde (de la).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gorde (de la):

* 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 Gorde (de la):

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

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Coat of arms for the name Gorde (de la) in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Gorde (de la) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Gorde (de la) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Gorde (de la) can have graphic variants.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* 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.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Gorde (de la):

Gorde (de la)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gorde | Go to name Gorde (la) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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