FAMILY GOESS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Goess

Coat of arms and family crest of Goess.

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

History and meaning for Goess.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Goess 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 Goess.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Goess:

1) The origin of the family name Goess.

2) The meaning of the family name Goess.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Goess.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Goess.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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

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