FAMILY GOURCUFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gourcuff

Coat of arms and family crest of Gourcuff.

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

History and meaning for Gourcuff.

We know that the family name Gourcuff has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gourcuff:

1) The origin of the family name Gourcuff.

2) The meaning of the family name Gourcuff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gourcuff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gourcuff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

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

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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 Gouray (du) marquis de la coste-baudrami | Go to name Gourcuff | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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