Orvin

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ORVIN

Canton : Bern

Official blazon
German
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Origin/meaning

These are canting arms, which have no relevance to the name of the village. The arms are based on the (wrong) origin of the name : "Ors vin" (Ours, viens ! in French, or Bear, go ! in English). The arms are already known since 1697.