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FAMILY GURMENDI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gurmendi.

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

History and meaning for Gurmendi.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gurmendi:

1) The origin of the family name Gurmendi.

2) The meaning of the family name Gurmendi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gurmendi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gurmendi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Gurmendi 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 Gurmendi 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 Gurmendi:

* 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.

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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 Gurmendi:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Gurmendi.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Gurmendi and the history and origin for the family name Gurmendi in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Gurmendi

Coat of arms for the name Gurmendi in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Gurmendi. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Gurmendi. The name Gurmendi also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Gurmendi than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* 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.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

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