FAMILY GUINEU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Guineu

Coat of arms and family crest of Guineu.

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

History and meaning for Guineu.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Guineu:

1) The origin of the family name Guineu.

2) The meaning of the family name Guineu.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Guineu.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Guineu.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Guineu appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Guineu appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* 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.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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