FAMILY GUNDAR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gundar

Coat of arms and family crest of Gundar.

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

History and meaning for Gundar.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gundar:

1) The origin of the family name Gundar.

2) The meaning of the family name Gundar.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gundar.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gundar.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Gundar appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Gundar are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Gundar.

It may be helpful for those with the name Gundar to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Gundar It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Gundar can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* The family name Gundar 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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