FAMILY GAYMANS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gaymans

Coat of arms and family crest of Gaymans.

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

History and meaning for Gaymans.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gaymans:

1) The origin of the family name Gaymans.

2) The meaning of the family name Gaymans.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gaymans.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gaymans.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Gaymans:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gaymand | Go to name Gayme | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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