FAMILY GODBOW: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Godbow

Coat of arms and family crest of Godbow.

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

History and meaning for Godbow.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Godbow:

1) The origin of the family name Godbow.

2) The meaning of the family name Godbow.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Godbow.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Godbow.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Godbow 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 Godbow:

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

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* The family name Godbow 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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