Family Mottoes from Coats of Arms

Family Mottoes
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Family Name Gaelic Equivalent Original Language English Translation
Bacchus--The eagle does not catch flies.
Backhouse - Confido in Deo. Help in God.
Bagwell - In fide et in bello fortis. Strong both in faith and in war.
Bailey B�ille Nec temere nec timide. Neither rashly nor timidly.
BaileyB�illeNil claraius astris.Nothing brighter than the stars.
Baillie - Spero meliora. I hope for better things.
Bain - Virtute. By virtue.
BairdMac AnbairdVi et virtute.By strength and valour.
Baker B�ic�ir - Love and dread.
Baker B�ic�ir Dum spiro spero. While I breath I hope.
Baker B�ic�irFinis coronat opus. The end crowns the work.
BakerB�ic�irHonos virtutes satilles.Honour the attendant of virtue.
Baker B�ic�ir Nemo sine cruce beatus. No one is happy but by the cross.
Balfour - - God gives increase.
Balfour - Omne solum forti patria. Every sail to a brave man in his country first.
BallB�lFulcrum dignitotis virus.Virtue is the support of dignity.
Balmanno - Fortiter. Boldly
Balme - Fideliter. Faithfully.
Bamber - Fortis et egregius. Brave and distinguished.
Band - Dieu est mon aide. God is my help.
Banks - Perseverando. By perservering.
Bannerman - Pro patria. For my country.
Bannon� Ban�inDe Dieu tout.From God everything.
Banntyne - Dum spiro spero. While I breath I hope.
St. Barbe - - Look and live.
Barbeson - Semper fidelis. Always faithful.
Baring - Probitate et labore. By honesty and toil.
Baring - Virtus in arduis. Courage in difficulties.
Barker - Fide sed cui vide. Trust, but be careful whom (you trust).
Barkworth - Esto quod esse videris. Men should be what they seem.
Barnard - Festina lente. Be quick without impetuosity.
Barne - Nec temere nec timide. Neither rashly nor timidly.
Barnes - Nec temere nec timide. Neither rashly nor timidly.
Barnet - Finis coronat opus. The end crowns the work.
Barnewall - Malo mori quam foedari. Death rather than dishonour.
Barns - Coelum non solum. Heaven not earth.
Barns - Siotc�in agus fairsinge. Peace and plenty.
Barnwell - Loyal aut mort. Loyal to the death.
Barr� BairrFortitudine.With fortitude.
Barreau - In hoc signo vinces. Under this sign you shall conquer.
Barrett Bair�id - In uprightness God will support us.
BarrettBair�idbrisfid t� m�ac n� luabfaid t� m�.You may break but shall not bend me.
Barron � Bear�in Audaces fortuna juvat. Fortune favours the bold.
Barron� Bear�inFortuna juvat audaces.Fortune favours the bold.
Barrs - Disce pati. Learn to endure.
Barry De Bara - God's providence is my inheritance.
BarryDe BaraBoutez en avant.Put forward.
Barry De Bara Fortitudine. With fortitude.
Barton Bart�n Fide et fortitude. By fidelity and fortitude.
BartonBart�nVis fortibus arma vigour.Vigour is arms to brave men.
Barwis - Misneac. Bear and forbear.
Baskcomb - Forti et fideli nihil difficle. To the brave and faithful man nothing is difficult.
Bate - Dieu et ma main droite God and my right hand.
Bateman-Nec Pretio nec prece.Neither by bribery nor prayer.
BatesDe B�tFortis in arduis.Brave in difficulties.
Bathgate - Vive ut vivas. Live that you may live forever.
Batt - Virtute et valore. By virtue and valour.
Baxter Mac Anbacstair Vincit veritas. Truth conquers.
BaxterMac AnbacstairVirtute non verbis.Deeds not words.
Bazilie - - Be not wanting.
Bazley - Finem respice. Consider the end.
Bazley - Finis coronat opus. The end crowns the work.
Beadnell - Nec temere nec timide. Neither rashly nor timidly.
Beadon-Esse quam videri.To be, rather than to seem.
Beaman - Fortiter. Boldly
M' Bean - - Touch not a cat, but a glove.
Mc Bean - - Touch not the cat bota (without) a glove.
Beare - Misneac. Bear and forbear.
Beasley - Labor omnia vincit. Work wins everything.
Beatson - Pro patria. For my country.
Beattie - Lumen coeleste sequamur. May we follow heavenly inspiration.
BeattyMac BiataigLumen coeleste sequamur.May we follow heavenly inspiration.
Beauchamp - Toujours fidele. Always faithful.
Beaumont - Fide sed cui vide. Trust, but be careful whom (you trust).
Beckford - De Dieu tout. From God everything.
Becher-Bis vivit qui bene vivit.He lives twice who lives well.
Bedingfield--The eagle does not catch flies.
Beedham - - God be in my bede.
Beevor - Nil desperandum. Never dispair.
Begley� Beaglaoich�r nd�tcas.Our inheritance.
Behan� BeacainMaireann a sgriobsar.History cannot be denied.
Beilby - Labor omnia vincit. Work wins everything.
O' Beirne - Fuimus. We have been. (We have made our mark.)
Belcher - Loyal aut mort. Loyal to the death.
Belfield - Ubi amor ibi fides. Where there is love, there is faith.
BellMac GiollamaoilPerseverantia.Perseverance.
Bellenden - Sic itir ad astra. This is the way of the stars.
Bennet(t) Mac Bein�id - Serve the king.
Bennet(t)Mac Bein�idDe bon vouloir servir le patriae.To serve the country with right good will.
Bennet(t)Mac Bein�idAut nunquam tentes, aut perfice.Either do not attempt, or complete.
Bent - Nec temere nec timide. Neither rashly nor timidly.
Bentley - Vive ut vivas. Live that you may live forever.
Bere - Misneac. Bear and forbear.
Berens-Esse quam videri.To be, rather than to seem.
Bergin� Beirgin� haimergin.Wondrous birth.
BerminghamMac Feorais--
Bernard - Misneac. Bear and forbear.
Bernard - Virtus probata florescit. Tried virtue flourishes.
Berners - Del fuego lo avolo. I escaped from the fire.
Berry� BearaNihil sine labore.Nothing without labour.
Berry � Beara Per ardua. Through difficulties.
Best-Sola cruce.Only the cross.
Bethune - Nunquam non paratus. Never unprepared.
Betton - Nunquam non paratus. Never unprepared.
Beynon - Heb Dduw heb ddim a Duw a digon. Without God, without anything, God is enough.
Bigland - - Gratitude.
Binckes - Deo patria amicas. To God, country, and friends.
BinghamBingeamSpes mea Christus.Christ is my hope.
Black� DuibNon crux sed lux.Not the cross, but its light.
BlairBlaracAmo probos.Love proved.
BlakeDe BlacaVirtus sola nobilitat.Virtue alone ennobles.
Biss - Nil conscire sibi. To have a conscience free from guilt.
Bisset - Reviresco. I flourish again.
Bla(c)kie - Virtute et fidelitate. By valour and fidelity.
Blacker - Pro Deo et rege. For God and king.
Blair - - God be my guide.
Blair - Nec temere nec timide. Neither rashly nor timidly.
Blaydes - Pro Deo, rege, et patria. For God, king, and country.
Blayney - Non nobis solum. Not for us for oneself.
Bleauw - Festina lente. Be quick without impetuosity.
Blennerhassett - Fortes fortuna juvat. Fortune favours the bold.
Bligh - Finem respice. Consider the end.
Blomefield - Pro aris et focis. For our altars and our home.
Blomfield - - Zeal and honour.
Bloomfield - Fortes fortuna juvat. Fortune favours the bold.
Blosse - Nec temere nec timide. Neither rashly nor timidly.


Sources:
Irish Family Mottoes "The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales."
By Tom�s � Baoillby Sir John Bernard Burke


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