FAMILY EPELDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Epelde

Coat of arms and family crest of Epelde.

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

History and meaning for Epelde.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Epelde:

1) The origin of the family name Epelde.

2) The meaning of the family name Epelde.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Epelde.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Epelde.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Epelde 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 Epelde 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 Epelde:

* 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.

* Studied by Jaime de Querejeta or other writers in names of Basque and Navarre origin.

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

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The last name Epelde is a Basque or Navarrese surname. It happens with the Basque or Navarrese surnames that are recognizable even if they are the first time they are heard, which happens often because there are Basque family names with very few effective, that can be considered authentic oddities, this happens because Basque last names, such as name Epelde, are closely related to the topography and toponymy of the Basque Country rather than names of trades or proper names, as in the Castilian surnames. However, the last name Epelde may originate from other places and settled in the Basque Country or Navarre. Visit https://www.heraldrycrests.com for more data.

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Epelde. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Epelde. The name Epelde also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Epelde than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

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

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

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

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