FAMILY BERROTARAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Berrotaran

Coat of arms and family crest of Berrotaran.

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

History and meaning for Berrotaran.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Berrotaran have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Berrotaran.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Berrotaran:

1) The origin of the family name Berrotaran.

2) The meaning of the family name Berrotaran.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Berrotaran.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Berrotaran.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Berrotaran 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 Berrotaran 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 Berrotaran:

* 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.

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

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Berrotaran, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Berrotaran corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Berrotaran of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

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

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

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* 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.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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