FAMILY GARRETON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Garreton

Coat of arms and family crest of Garreton.

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

History and meaning for Garreton.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Garreton:

1) The origin of the family name Garreton.

2) The meaning of the family name Garreton.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Garreton.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Garreton.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Garreton:

Name Garreton

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Garreton. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Garreton and the history and origin for the family name Garreton in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Garreton

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

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

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

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

Related Words: Garreton family crest | Origin of the name Garreton | Genealogy of the family Garreton | Heraldry of the name Garreton | Coat of arms of Garreton | Genealogy of the Garreton | Origin of the Garreton | Meaning of the name Garreton.

Garreton

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Garreti | Go to name Garretson | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests