FAMILY GILLEMAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gilleman

Coat of arms and family crest of Gilleman.

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

History and meaning for Gilleman.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gilleman have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Gilleman.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gilleman:

1) The origin of the family name Gilleman.

2) The meaning of the family name Gilleman.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gilleman.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gilleman.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

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

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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 Gilleis | Go to name Gilleman | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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