FAMILY DURANDIO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Durandio

Coat of arms and family crest of Durandio.

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

History and meaning for Durandio.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Durandio.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Durandio.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Durandio:

1) The origin of the family name Durandio.

2) The meaning of the family name Durandio.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Durandio.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Durandio.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

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

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

* The family name Durandio 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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