FAMILY GERVAYS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gervays

Coat of arms and family crest of Gervays.

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

History and meaning for Gervays.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gervays:

1) The origin of the family name Gervays.

2) The meaning of the family name Gervays.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gervays.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gervays.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Gervays 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 Gervays:

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

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The family Gervays 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 Gervays 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 Gervays 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* 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.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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