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FAMILY GOWAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gowan.

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

History and meaning for Gowan.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gowan:

1) The origin of the family name Gowan.

2) The meaning of the family name Gowan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gowan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gowan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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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 Gowan:

Name Gowan

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Gowan.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Gowan

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Gowan 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 Gowan some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Gowan 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

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