FAMILY DOMENECH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Domenech

Coat of arms and family crest of Domenech.

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

History and meaning for Domenech.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Domenech:

1) The origin of the family name Domenech.

2) The meaning of the family name Domenech.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Domenech.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Domenech.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

* Italy.

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

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

* Apendice al 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.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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

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

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

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

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Domenech, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Domenech with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Domenech by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Domenech about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Domenech appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Domenech. Covers the birthplace of the name Domenech, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Domenech that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* 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.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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