FAMILY PICAMENDI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Picamendi

Coat of arms and family crest of Picamendi.

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

History and meaning for Picamendi.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Picamendi.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Picamendi:

1) The origin of the family name Picamendi.

2) The meaning of the family name Picamendi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Picamendi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Picamendi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Picamendi 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 Picamendi:

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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