FAMILY SUBIRANA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Subirana

Coat of arms and family crest of Subirana.

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

History and meaning for Subirana.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Subirana:

1) The origin of the family name Subirana.

2) The meaning of the family name Subirana.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Subirana.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Subirana.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Subirana 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 Subirana have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Subirana appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Subirana appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Subirana 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 Subirana and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Subirana 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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