FAMILY GARAIGAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Garaigan

Coat of arms and family crest of Garaigan.

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

History and meaning for Garaigan.

Garaigan is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Garaigan an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Garaigan:

1) The origin of the family name Garaigan.

2) The meaning of the family name Garaigan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Garaigan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Garaigan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Garaigan 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 Garaigan:

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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

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