FAMILY OREDAIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oredain

Coat of arms and family crest of Oredain.

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

History and meaning for Oredain.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oredain:

1) The origin of the family name Oredain.

2) The meaning of the family name Oredain.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oredain.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oredain.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Oredain has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* 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.

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

The family name Oredain appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Oredain has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Oredain arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Oredain are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Oredain are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Oredain have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* 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.

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