FAMILY MINTEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mintegui

Coat of arms and family crest of Mintegui.

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

History and meaning for Mintegui.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mintegui:

1) The origin of the family name Mintegui.

2) The meaning of the family name Mintegui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mintegui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mintegui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Mintegui 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 Mintegui:

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* 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.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* 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.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

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

* 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.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* The family name Mintegui 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/

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