FAMILY GUERNELEZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Guernelez

Coat of arms and family crest of Guernelez.

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

History and meaning for Guernelez.

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

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

The surname Guernelez is of SPANISH origin and probably patronymic of the proper name of Guernelo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Guernelez:

1) The origin of the family name Guernelez.

2) The meaning of the family name Guernelez.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Guernelez.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Guernelez.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

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