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FAMILY ARRAZAIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Arrazain.

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

History and meaning for Arrazain.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Arrazain.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Arrazain.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arrazain:

1) The origin of the family name Arrazain.

2) The meaning of the family name Arrazain.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arrazain.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arrazain.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Arrazain have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Arrazain appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Arrazain. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Arrazain.

That the last name Arrazain is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Arrazain are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Arrazain, to know the fights of nobility of the Arrazain, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Arrazain, honorary offices or public offices of the Arrazain.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

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

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

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