FAMILY CARAMAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Caraman

Coat of arms and family crest of Caraman.

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

History and meaning for Caraman.

Caraman 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 Caraman 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 Caraman:

1) The origin of the family name Caraman.

2) The meaning of the family name Caraman.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Caraman.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Caraman.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Caraman 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 Caraman, 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 Caraman, and origin for the family name Caraman, nobiliary titles of the family name Caraman and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Caraman appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Caraman 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 Caraman alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Caraman, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Caraman, 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 Caraman.

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

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

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

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

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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

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

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