FAMILY ARNAIZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Arnaiz

Coat of arms and family crest of Arnaiz.

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

History and meaning for Arnaiz.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arnaiz:

1) The origin of the family name Arnaiz.

2) The meaning of the family name Arnaiz.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arnaiz.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arnaiz.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

It is known that the Arnaiz have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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 catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

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

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Arnaiz, 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 Arnaiz corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Arnaiz of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Arnaiz 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 Arnaiz appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* 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.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* The family name Arnaiz 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/

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