FAMILY ORDOÑA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name OrdoƱa

Coat of arms and family crest of OrdoƱa.

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

History and meaning for OrdoƱa.

OrdoƱa 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 OrdoƱa an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The family name OrdoƱa is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ƒ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ƒ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name OrdoƱa:

1) The origin of the family name OrdoƱa.

2) The meaning of the family name OrdoƱa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name OrdoƱa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name OrdoƱa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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

The family name OrdoƱa appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name OrdoƱa with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname OrdoƱa they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of OrdoƱa certified by King of Arms.

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

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

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:

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* The family name OrdoƱa 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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