FAMILY ORMAECHEA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ormaechea

Coat of arms and family crest of Ormaechea.

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

History and meaning for Ormaechea.

Ormaechea 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 Ormaechea 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 Ormaechea:

1) The origin of the family name Ormaechea.

2) The meaning of the family name Ormaechea.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ormaechea.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ormaechea.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Ormaechea proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Ormaechea has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Ormaechea and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Ormaechea have some different spelling.

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

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

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:

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* 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.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* The family name Ormaechea 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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