The surname Gignet: heraldry, coat of arms and coat of arms

If your surname is Gignet, surely on more than one occasion you have wondered about the heraldry of the surname Gignet. Likewise, you might be interested if the surname Gignet belongs to a relative of yours or someone very important to you. The heraldry of surnames is a fascinating world that still attracts a lot of attention today, and that is why more and more people are asking about the heraldry of the Gignet surname.

The heraldry of Gignet, a complicated topic

Sometimes it can be very confusing to try to explain how the heraldry of surnames works, however, we are going to try to explain the heraldry of the surname Gignet in the simplest possible way. We recommend that to better understand everything we are going to tell you about the heraldry of the surname Gignet, if you are totally unaware of how the coats of arms and heraldry came about, go to our main page and read the general explanation we give you there, that way you can better appreciate everything we have compiled about the heraldry of the surname Gignet for you.

Coat of arms, coat of arms and heraldry of Gignet

Similarly, and to make things easier, since we understand that most of the people looking for information about the Gignet surname heraldry are especially interested in the coat of arms of the Gignet surname, its composition, the meaning of its elements and if there are several coats of arms for the Gignet surname, as well as everything that may have to do with the coat of arms of the Gignet surname; we have taken the liberty of being flexible and using the words heraldry and coat of arms interchangeably when referring to the coat of arms of Gignet.

Contributions to the heraldry of the surname Gignet

We hope that the flexibility on the coat of arms of the Gignet surname will not be taken as a lack of seriousness on our part, since we are constantly investigating to be able to offer the most rigorous information possible on the Gignet coats of arms. However, if you have more information about the Gignet heraldry, or you notice an error that needs to be corrected, please let us know so that we can have the biggest and best information on the net about the Gignet coat of arms, explained in a simple and easy way.

  • Bandy Band - 1. Band formed by Blacks. (V. countercharged).
  • Bavarian crown - 1. Similar to the crown of Spain. Gold circle enriched rhinestones, enhanced by eight florons of acanthus leaves, celery, interspersed with one pearl each, which are held by eight headbands (only five are seen), entered of pearls and locks
  • Cruz-Barra - 1. It is said of the piece that is composed of the Union of the Cross and the bar.
  • Dalmatic - 1. Wide robe, open on the sides used by the kings of weapons in which those of their sovereigns were embroidered.
  • Entrados - 1. The pieces and partitions of the shield that are nestled in the others in the form of a plug. (V. enado, nestled).
  • Explained - (V. Expaste).
  • gibelin - 1. Term used to designate the merletas of a building when they carry a notch or cleft in their upper part.
  • Holding, Anglesada - 1. Piece whose profile is made up of tangent semicircles. 2. The pieces or the cross, whose outer part is formed by small circles. 3. Partition line formed by small semicircles, with the tips out. (V. Anglelada, to
  • Home of paratge - 1. Hidalgo de Cataluña. Equivalent to the Hidalgo de Castilla and the Infanzón in Aragon
  • mill wheel - 1. It is represented with stone, round and striated in different directions with a mast or iron hand in the center or without it. Only half of this wheel is also drawn in some arms shields. Symbol of work, abundance and strength.
  • Peeked - 1. Said of any that looks out in a window, wall. Term equivalent to nascent, according to some authors. (V. nascent).
  • Quartered - 1. Term used by some old heraldists to define the quarter. (V. Quarter).
  • Ricohombre - 1. The one that belonged to the first nobility of Spain. He held the palatine or administrative position, promoting part of the Royal Council and took part in the Cortes.
  • Speakers, weapons - 1. They are those represented by a figure, which refers and designates the surname of the lineage they represent and graphically interprets the last name.