On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Araya.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Araya.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Araya:
1) The origin of the family name Araya.
2) The meaning of the family name Araya.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Araya.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Araya.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Araya 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 Araya have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Estremadura (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Araya:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Araya:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Araya. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Araya and the history and origin for the family name Araya in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Araya 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 Araya. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Araya.
That the last name Araya is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Araya 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 Araya, to know the fights of nobility of the Araya, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Araya, honorary offices or public offices of the Araya.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Araya has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Araya and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Araya have some different spelling.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.
* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* 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.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* The family name Araya 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 Araya as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Araya
Related Words: Araya family crest | Origin of the name Araya | Genealogy of the family Araya | Heraldry of the name Araya | Coat of arms of Araya | Genealogy of the Araya | Origin of the Araya | Meaning of the name Araya.
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests