FAMILY ANDRATEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Andrategui

Coat of arms and family crest of Andrategui.

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

History and meaning for Andrategui.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Andrategui:

1) The origin of the family name Andrategui.

2) The meaning of the family name Andrategui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Andrategui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Andrategui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Andrategui 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 Andrategui:

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

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

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

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:

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* 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.

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

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

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