FAMILY ARZAC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Arzac

Coat of arms and family crest of Arzac.

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

History and meaning for Arzac.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Arzac 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 Arzac.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arzac:

1) The origin of the family name Arzac.

2) The meaning of the family name Arzac.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arzac.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arzac.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* France.

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

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* 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.

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Arzac are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Arzac, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Arzac, and origin for the family name Arzac, nobiliary titles of the family name Arzac and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Arzac appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Arzac appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Arzac alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Arzac, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Arzac, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Arzac.

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

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

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

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

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:

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

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

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

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

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