FAMILY LEZAUN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lezaun

Coat of arms and family crest of Lezaun.

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

History and meaning for Lezaun.

We know that the family name Lezaun has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lezaun:

1) The origin of the family name Lezaun.

2) The meaning of the family name Lezaun.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lezaun.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lezaun.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Lezaun 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 Lezaun 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 Lezaun:

* 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 Lezaun 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 Lezaun. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Lezaun.

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Lezaun. 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 Lezaun. The name Lezaun 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 Lezaun 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* The family name Lezaun 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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