FAMILY ZARRA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Zarra

Coat of arms and family crest of Zarra.

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

History and meaning for Zarra.

Zarra 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 Zarra 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 Zarra:

1) The origin of the family name Zarra.

2) The meaning of the family name Zarra.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zarra.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zarra.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

It is known that the Zarra have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

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

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* 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.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* The family name Zarra 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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