FAMILY CATANDI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Catandi

Coat of arms and family crest of Catandi.

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

History and meaning for Catandi.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Catandi 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 Catandi.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Catandi:

1) The origin of the family name Catandi.

2) The meaning of the family name Catandi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Catandi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Catandi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Catandi 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 Catandi:

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

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

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) 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:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

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

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