FAMILY ONDARRA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ondarra

Coat of arms and family crest of Ondarra.

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

History and meaning for Ondarra.

Ondarra 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 Ondarra 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 Ondarra:

1) The origin of the family name Ondarra.

2) The meaning of the family name Ondarra.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ondarra.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ondarra.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Ondarra has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

It is known that the Ondarra 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 Ondarra:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Studied by Jaime de Querejeta or other writers in names of Basque and Navarre origin.

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

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The last name Ondarra is a Basque or Navarrese surname. It happens with the Basque or Navarrese surnames that are recognizable even if they are the first time they are heard, which happens often because there are Basque family names with very few effective, that can be considered authentic oddities, this happens because Basque last names, such as name Ondarra, are closely related to the topography and toponymy of the Basque Country rather than names of trades or proper names, as in the Castilian surnames. However, the last name Ondarra may originate from other places and settled in the Basque Country or Navarre. Visit https://www.heraldrycrests.com for more data.

The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Ondarra, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Ondarra corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Ondarra of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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:

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

* 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.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* The family name Ondarra 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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