And here we make available to students of the family name Iriztain 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 Iriztain:
1) The origin of the family name Iriztain.
2) The meaning of the family name Iriztain.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Iriztain.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Iriztain.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Iriztain 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 Iriztain 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 Iriztain:
* 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.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Iriztain:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Iriztain. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Iriztain and the history and origin for the family name Iriztain in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Iriztain 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 Iriztain. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Iriztain.
That the last name Iriztain is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Iriztain 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 Iriztain, to know the fights of nobility of the Iriztain, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Iriztain, honorary offices or public offices of the Iriztain.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Iriztain. 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 Iriztain. The name Iriztain 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 Iriztain 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* 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.
* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* The family name Iriztain 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 Iriztain as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Iriztain
Related Words: Iriztain family crest | Origin of the name Iriztain | Genealogy of the family Iriztain | Heraldry of the name Iriztain | Coat of arms of Iriztain | Genealogy of the Iriztain | Origin of the Iriztain | Meaning of the name Iriztain.
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests