Gyoury Coat of Arms  

Blazon: Per pale; argent a cross gules; gules, barry wavy of 4 argent beneath patriarchal cross argent.

Motto: In hoc cognomen vinces  ;  By this name thou shalt conquer

Modern expanded meaning: Anyone born with this family name, or given this surname by marriage shall conquer/succeed/win.

 Traditionally a coat of arms can be used to represent a family or corporation. This dates back to medieval times when shields were common in battle, but the tradition to have a 'coat of arms' is still popular today. Even though the Gyoury family name was not around in medieval history we are still able to have our own Shield, Crest, Motto and full Arms with traditional descriptive blazon and Latin motto.

The influences for the motto, crest and shield design are explained below.

Motto.  A known Latin motto- "In hoc signo vinces" means "By this sign you will conquer". This has been used in conjunction with the patriarchal cross and many other signs for hundreds of years, and implies that you will conquer or be successful by displaying and using the associated symbol. The Knights Templar & Free Masons are known to use this motto & its double-beam cross, but it has been used along with other signs or flags through the years, not just for religion but to imply a sign of meaningful strength. A powerful motto, so a good basis for using a very similar quote to extend the 'strength & belief' from the sign into the Gyoury name itself. Those who have the name Gyoury; born with the name; marry and gain the name, shall conquer and succeed. That's a great universal motto to have.

Patriarchal Cross.  This is a Latin variant of the modern Christian cross. Universally, it represents Christendom, which refers to 'territory of Christian belief' more than representing religion itself. The symbol and 'Christendom' is in fact sometimes used by modern Roman Catholics in the modern world. The point is that no offence to other religion, or any other belief is intended, as this certainly does not infer that you must have Christian or Roman Catholic faith to be a Gyoury. That's the reason for using this cross rather than the more common 'single transverse beam' Latin cross. You do not even have to be religious, its representation is of previous Christendom in Hungary & England, and represents our roots from within Christian land, no matter on your current culture, belief or future change.

Hungary.  The national shield of Hungary has been changed much over the past 200 years. This version was used by  Maria Theresa of Austria (Queen of Hungary) during the 18th century and does have the basics of Hungarian symbolism. The cross that forms the right part of the Shield is the patriarchal cross (already mentioned), which you can see does have 2 horizontal bars instead of the more modern cross that is often used in religion today.

Gyor. The region of Gyor in Hungary does have its own Shield. This is similar to the left-side of the Hungarian national shield, but with only 3 white lines that are wavey instead of straight. These are said to represent the 3 major rivers, Duna~Ra'bca~Ra'ba, that converge at the ancient settlement of Gyor.

<< This regional flag does also show the 'Quarter' of red and white to represent the 3 rivers. They are also wavey lines and not straight as in the national shield.

The River Thames.  The Gyoury Shield shows 4 white lines since the river Thames needs to be represented. The conjunction of three rivers is now four. Water is also a source of life.

England.  The English national flag is familiar to us all, a white background with the red cross of St George. The use of a Union Jack would have no real relevance to Gyoury, since that represents British nations ruled by the same monarch, not 'roots'. The national shield is that of the royal family, which again does not represent any 'root' as we are not of royal decent.

London City. The shield of London has to be the major influence for obvious reason. It is the city of birth and growth of our name for many years, while its 19th Century history has very much to do with the shaping of the family tree. The London Coat of Arms itself is heavily influenced by the national symbol of St George, therefore the shield is a simple red cross. The dragon 'supporters' were an addition dating from the 17th Century.

Crest. The Crest for London is a single wing of a dragon that is unfolded or 'open' to show an additional red cross. Animals or animal parts are used in a crest to represent a meaning, like a lion universally represents 'courage'.

 The opening wing represents 'rise above' or 'expansion', in other words growth, above and beyond the rest. The original intention of the wing may possibly have been something else, since it was St George who slay the dragon, but London history has given us this associated meaning.

This is the London to Birmingham Railway Coat of Arms, from the original gates of 19th Century Euston Railway station, London.

Since this Arms was created for the same area of London, and in a similar time as the name Gyoury, it does show similarities for good reason.

Notice the opening wing 'Crest' representing the rise (or growth), just the same as London's crest and the Gyoury version, plus the 'Per Pale' split shield representing 2 cities being joined.

Hungarian Shield

City of London Shield

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