FAMILY GORNE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gorne

Coat of arms and family crest of Gorne.

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

History and meaning for Gorne.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gorne:

1) The origin of the family name Gorne.

2) The meaning of the family name Gorne.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gorne.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gorne.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gornaye | Go to name Gorney | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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