FAMILY GURNAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gurnay

Coat of arms and family crest of Gurnay.

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

History and meaning for Gurnay.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gurnay:

1) The origin of the family name Gurnay.

2) The meaning of the family name Gurnay.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gurnay.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gurnay.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Gurnay appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Gurnay and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Gurnay is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* The family name Gurnay 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/

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