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FAMILY UNSAIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Unsain.

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

History and meaning for Unsain.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Unsain have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Unsain.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Unsain:

1) The origin of the family name Unsain.

2) The meaning of the family name Unsain.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Unsain.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Unsain.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto 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 Unsain 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 Unsain. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Unsain.

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* 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.

* 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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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

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