FAMILY RAÑAGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name RaƱaga

Coat of arms and family crest of RaƱaga.

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

History and meaning for RaƱaga.

RaƱaga 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 RaƱaga 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 RaƱaga is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ƒ 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 Ƒ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name RaƱaga:

1) The origin of the family name RaƱaga.

2) The meaning of the family name RaƱaga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name RaƱaga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name RaƱaga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name RaƱaga proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name RaƱaga to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name RaƱaga It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name RaƱaga can have graphic variants.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* 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.

* 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.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* The family name RaƱaga 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 RaƱaga as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name RaƱaga

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