Gudgeon

Gudgeon

Gudgeon, (fr. goujon, lat. gobio): belonging to the order of the cyprinidœ“, occurs in some rare instances on account of the name.

Quarterly, first and fourth or; third and fourth barry argent and gules, all within a bordure sable, charged with eight gudgeons fesswise argent--GOBYON[from Glover's ordinary].

Argent, three gudgeons hauriant within a bordure engrailed sable--GOBION, Waresby, Hunts[also GOBYON, or GOBYNS].

Argent, three gudgeons within a bordure sable--French family of GOBAUD.

Azure, two gudgeons in saltire argent, in base water waved proper--French family of GOUJON.