FAMILY ARANAZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Aranaz

Coat of arms and family crest of Aranaz.

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

History and meaning for Aranaz.

Aranaz is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Aranaz an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Aranaz:

1) The origin of the family name Aranaz.

2) The meaning of the family name Aranaz.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Aranaz.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Aranaz.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Aranaz has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Studied by Jaime de Querejeta or other writers in names of Basque and Navarre origin.

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

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

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The last name Aranaz is a Basque or Navarrese surname. It happens with the Basque or Navarrese surnames that are recognizable even if they are the first time they are heard, which happens often because there are Basque family names with very few effective, that can be considered authentic oddities, this happens because Basque last names, such as name Aranaz, are closely related to the topography and toponymy of the Basque Country rather than names of trades or proper names, as in the Castilian surnames. However, the last name Aranaz may originate from other places and settled in the Basque Country or Navarre. Visit https://www.heraldrycrests.com for more data.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Aranaz 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 Aranaz. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Aranaz.

That the last name Aranaz is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Aranaz 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 Aranaz, to know the fights of nobility of the Aranaz, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Aranaz, honorary offices or public offices of the Aranaz.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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