FAMILY LEGARBARRENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Legarbarrena

Coat of arms and family crest of Legarbarrena.

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

History and meaning for Legarbarrena.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Legarbarrena:

1) The origin of the family name Legarbarrena.

2) The meaning of the family name Legarbarrena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Legarbarrena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Legarbarrena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Legarbarrena 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 Legarbarrena:

* 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 Legarbarrena 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 Legarbarrena. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Legarbarrena.

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

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:

* 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.

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* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

* 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.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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