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FAMILY GOUVAIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gouvais.

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

History and meaning for Gouvais.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gouvais:

1) The origin of the family name Gouvais.

2) The meaning of the family name Gouvais.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gouvais.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gouvais.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gouvais:

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

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* 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.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

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

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

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