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

Coat of arms and family crest of Gournay (de).

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

History and meaning for Gournay (de).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Gournay (de).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gournay (de).

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

1) The origin of the family name Gournay (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Gournay (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gournay (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gournay (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Luxembourg.

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

* Livre dor de la noblesse luxembourgeoise.

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Gournay (de) 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 Gournay (de) some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Gournay (de) 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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:

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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Gournay (de)

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