FAMILY O'LAWLOR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name O'lawlor

Coat of arms and family crest of O'lawlor.

Genealogy of family O'lawlor, origin of O'lawlor, provenance of the family name O'lawlor.

History and meaning for O'lawlor.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name O'lawlor.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name O'lawlor.

The surname O'lawlor is of patronymic Irish origin of the proper name of lawlor.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name O'lawlor:

1) The origin of the family name O'lawlor.

2) The meaning of the family name O'lawlor.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name O'lawlor.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name O'lawlor.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name O'lawlor 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 O'lawlor 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 O'lawlor:

* 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.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name O'lawlor. 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 O'lawlor. The name O'lawlor 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 O'lawlor 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) 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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* 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.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* The family name O'lawlor 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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