OƱofrene is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.
And here we make available to students of the family name OƱofrene an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
The family name OƱofrene is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ć is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ć
SEVEN things you should know about the family name OƱofrene:
1) The origin of the family name OƱofrene.
2) The meaning of the family name OƱofrene.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name OƱofrene.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name OƱofrene.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the OƱofrene 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 OƱofrene:
* 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 OƱofrene 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 OƱofrene. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including OƱofrene.
That the last name OƱofrene is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the OƱofrene 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 OƱofrene, to know the fights of nobility of the OƱofrene, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name OƱofrene, honorary offices or public offices of the OƱofrene.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* The family name OƱofrene 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 OƱofrene as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name OƱofrene
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