FAMILY OLBARRIETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Olbarrieta

Coat of arms and family crest of Olbarrieta.

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

History and meaning for Olbarrieta.

We know that the family name Olbarrieta has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The surname Olbarrieta is probably a topographical name of Basque origin for a first element + the collective suffix -eta “place or group of”.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Olbarrieta:

1) The origin of the family name Olbarrieta.

2) The meaning of the family name Olbarrieta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Olbarrieta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Olbarrieta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Olbarrieta:

* 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 Olbarrieta 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 Olbarrieta. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Olbarrieta.

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

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:

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

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* The family name Olbarrieta 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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