FAMILY URIEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Urien

Coat of arms and family crest of Urien.

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

History and meaning for Urien.

Urien 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 Urien an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Urien:

1) The origin of the family name Urien.

2) The meaning of the family name Urien.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Urien.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Urien.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Urien has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Urien proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Urien 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 Urien:

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Urien, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Urien corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Urien of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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