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FAMILY CARRAMAIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Carramain.

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

History and meaning for Carramain.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Carramain:

1) The origin of the family name Carramain.

2) The meaning of the family name Carramain.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Carramain.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Carramain.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Carramain 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 Carramain. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Carramain.

It may be helpful for those with the name Carramain to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Carramain It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Carramain can have graphic variants.

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:

* 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.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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