FAMILY GODAILLE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Godaille

Coat of arms and family crest of Godaille.

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

History and meaning for Godaille.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Godaille:

1) The origin of the family name Godaille.

2) The meaning of the family name Godaille.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Godaille.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Godaille.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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

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