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FAMILY GOVIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Govin.

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

History and meaning for Govin.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Govin:

1) The origin of the family name Govin.

2) The meaning of the family name Govin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Govin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Govin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Govin has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Govin have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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Name Govin

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

coat of arms sticker for Govin

Coat of arms for the name Govin in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family name Govin appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Govin has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Govin arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Govin are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Govin are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Govin have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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

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:

* 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.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

* 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.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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