FAMILY GIMEZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gimez

Coat of arms and family crest of Gimez.

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

History and meaning for Gimez.

Gimez is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Gimez an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Gimez is of SPANISH origin and probably patronymic of the proper name of Gimo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gimez:

1) The origin of the family name Gimez.

2) The meaning of the family name Gimez.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gimez.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gimez.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Gimez appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Gimez. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Gimez.

It may be helpful for those with the name Gimez 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 Gimez 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 Gimez 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) 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:

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

* The family name Gimez 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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