FAMILY ORMAETXEA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ormaetxea

Coat of arms and family crest of Ormaetxea.

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

History and meaning for Ormaetxea.

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

The etymological study of the surname Ormaetxea suggests that it is a surname of Basque origin (from Spain), since the combination of letters TX, in Basque, corresponds to CH.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ormaetxea:

1) The origin of the family name Ormaetxea.

2) The meaning of the family name Ormaetxea.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ormaetxea.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ormaetxea.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Ormaetxea have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Ormaetxea has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Ormaetxea and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Ormaetxea have some different spelling.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* 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.

* 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.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* The family name Ormaetxea 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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