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FAMILY GORTAIRI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gortairi.

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

History and meaning for Gortairi.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gortairi:

1) The origin of the family name Gortairi.

2) The meaning of the family name Gortairi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gortairi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gortairi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Gortairi 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 Gortairi:

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, 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 Gortairi:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Gortairi.
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Coat of arms for the name Gortairi in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

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