FAMILY ARENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Arena

Coat of arms and family crest of Arena.

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

History and meaning for Arena.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arena:

1) The origin of the family name Arena.

2) The meaning of the family name Arena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

* Italy.

* Genoa (Italy).

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

* 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

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

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

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Le Famiglie Nobili Genovesi, by Angelo Scorza.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Arena 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 Arena, 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 Arena, and origin for the family name Arena, nobiliary titles of the family name Arena and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Arena appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Arena 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 Arena alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Arena, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Arena, 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 Arena.

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

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

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

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:

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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