Heraldry, Coats of Arms and Family Crests

Gibbs Coat of Arms / Family Crest

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Gibbs Coat of Arms / Family Crest

This Gibbs Coat of Arms / Family Crest comes from England.

The surname Gibbs is a baptismal name which means one who was a descendant of Gib, from Gilbert (pledge, bright).

Variant spellings are Gibb and Gibbons.

Foreign Equivalents are MacCubbin (Manx) and FitzGibbons (Irish).

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Gibbs Coat of Arms / Family Crest

Coats of Arms, What are they?

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Coats of Arms (or armorial bearings) are hereditary heraldic devices, arranged according to conventional rules, appertaining to and honorably distinctive of individuals, corporations, cities, countries, etc. They are usually blazoned (painted in color) on a shield, and surmounted by a helmet and crest, and they may be accompanied by supporters, mottos, and mantlings. An achievement of arms is the aggregate of all these devices as borne by a person; so called because in old days the honor of arms was achieved by knightly deeds. Heraldry (or armory) is the body of doctrine (it used to be ranked as a science) which prescribes the rules by which arms are composed; in its widest scope it has to do with honorary distinctions of all kinds. The business of the herald, as Dr. Johnson well says, “is to proclaim peace and to denounce war; to be employed in martial messages; and to judge and examine coats of arms.”

Adams Coat of Arms / Family Crest

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Adams Coat of Arms / Family Crest

Description: Or on a cross between four martlets sable five mullets of the field.

Williams Coat of Arms / Family Crest

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Williams Coat of Arms / Family Crest

Description: Argent a chevron sable between three Cornish choughs proper each holding in the bill an ermine spot.