On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Gouyon de matignon.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gouyon de matignon.
The surname Gouyon de matignon is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gouyon de matignon:
1) The origin of the family name Gouyon de matignon.
2) The meaning of the family name Gouyon de matignon.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Gouyon de matignon.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Gouyon de matignon.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gouyon de matignon:
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Gouyon de matignon:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Gouyon de matignon. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Gouyon de matignon and the history and origin for the family name Gouyon de matignon in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Gouyon de matignon 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 Gouyon de matignon, 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 Gouyon de matignon, and origin for the family name Gouyon de matignon, nobiliary titles of the family name Gouyon de matignon and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Gouyon de matignon appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Gouyon de matignon 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 Gouyon de matignon alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Gouyon de matignon, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Gouyon de matignon, 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 Gouyon de matignon.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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.
* The family name Gouyon de matignon 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 Gouyon de matignon as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Gouyon de matignon
Related Words: Gouyon de matignon family crest | Origin of the name Gouyon de matignon | Genealogy of the family Gouyon de matignon | Heraldry of the name Gouyon de matignon | Coat of arms of Gouyon de matignon | Genealogy of the Gouyon de matignon | Origin of the Gouyon de matignon | Meaning of the name Gouyon de matignon.
Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Gouyon de matignon:
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests
