On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Berdejo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Berdejo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Berdejo:
1) The origin of the family name Berdejo.
2) The meaning of the family name Berdejo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Berdejo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Berdejo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Berdejo 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 Berdejo have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Berdejo:
* 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.
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Berdejo, 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 Berdejo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Berdejo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Berdejo 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 Berdejo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Berdejo.
That the last name Berdejo is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Berdejo 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 Berdejo, to know the fights of nobility of the Berdejo, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Berdejo, honorary offices or public offices of the Berdejo.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.
* 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.
* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.
* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* The family name Berdejo 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 Berdejo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Berdejo
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