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FAMILY GOUVE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gouve.

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

History and meaning for Gouve.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gouve 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 Gouve.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gouve:

1) The origin of the family name Gouve.

2) The meaning of the family name Gouve.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gouve.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gouve.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gouve:

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

coat of arms sticker for Gouve

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

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

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) 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:

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* 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.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* 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.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

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

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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 Gouvais | Go to name Gouve (le) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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