FAMILY ORGUILLEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Orguillen

Coat of arms and family crest of Orguillen.

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

History and meaning for Orguillen.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Orguillen:

1) The origin of the family name Orguillen.

2) The meaning of the family name Orguillen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Orguillen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Orguillen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Orguillen are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Orguillen, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Orguillen, and origin for the family name Orguillen, nobiliary titles of the family name Orguillen and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Orguillen appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Orguillen appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Orguillen alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Orguillen, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Orguillen, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Orguillen.

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* 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.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* The family name Orguillen 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/

Heraldry for family name Orguillen as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Orguillen

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Orguillen:

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