FAMILY GOUPY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Goupy

Coat of arms and family crest of Goupy.

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

History and meaning for Goupy.

Goupy is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Goupy an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Goupy:

1) The origin of the family name Goupy.

2) The meaning of the family name Goupy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Goupy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Goupy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

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

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* 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.

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

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

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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 Goupillere (de la) marquis de dollon | Go to name Goupy de beauvolers | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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