FAMILY LARRAMENDIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Larramendia

Coat of arms and family crest of Larramendia.

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

History and meaning for Larramendia.

Larramendia is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Larramendia an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Larramendia:

1) The origin of the family name Larramendia.

2) The meaning of the family name Larramendia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Larramendia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Larramendia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Larramendia 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 Larramendia 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 Larramendia:

* 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.

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

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

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Larramendia. 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 Larramendia. The name Larramendia 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 Larramendia 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) 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) 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:

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* 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.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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* The family name Larramendia 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/

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