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FAMILY GORRAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gorray.

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

History and meaning for Gorray.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gorray:

1) The origin of the family name Gorray.

2) The meaning of the family name Gorray.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gorray.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gorray.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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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 Gorray:

Name Gorray

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Gorray

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Gorray appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Gorray some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Gorray in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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:

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* 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.

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

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

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