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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Zetland]], [Shetland Islands]] | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Zetland]], [Shetland Islands]] | ||
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==Mottoes in Non-existing languages== | |||
Mottoes with Old Norse as the original language. | |||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="300 px"|'''Motto''' | |||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="300 px"|'''Translation in English''' | |||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="200px"|'''Origin/Language''' | |||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="200px"|'''Used by''' | |||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Es-whoy-malth | |||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|A shoaling place | |||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|transcribed from a local native American langauge | |||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Esquimalt]] | |||
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Revision as of 12:20, 26 December 2012
An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry.
This page is under construction, if you see a motto on the site that is not yet listed here or have any other addition, please [{Contact|mail me]] !
Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.
The mottoes are listed by language.
Mottoes in Dutch
Mottoes with Dutch as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin | Used by |
| Vrede en recht | Peace and Justice | 's Gravenhage/The Hague |
Mottoes in English
Mottoes with English as the original language.
| Motto | Origin | Used by |
| Born in conflict - settled in peace | Ajax | |
| By industry and integrity | Berwick (Nova Scotia) | |
| Determined we began - determined we remain | Ameliasburg | |
| New frontiers - new beginnings | Castor | |
| Proud heritage - promising future | Castor | |
| Together we stand | Conception Bay South | |
| Wisdom knowledge and trust | Clarington |
Mottoes in French
Mottoes with French as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin | Used by |
| Sur terre et sur mer, Berthier toujours plus fier | By sea and by land, Berthier always prouder | Berthier-sur-Mer |
Mottoes in Greek
Mottoes with ancient Greek as the original language.
Mottoes in Latin
Mottoes with Latin as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin | Used by |
| Centum salutationes | 100 Mile House | ||
| In deo imperium sed populus administrat | Bruce County | ||
| In fraternitate unitas | Unity in brotherhood | Edmundston | |
| In montibus ad flumen | In the mountains by the river | Fernie | |
| Tempus rerum imperator | Elora | ||
| Unus cum viribus duorum | Abbotsford | ||
| Vires acquirit eundo | We gather strength as we go | Virgil, Aeneid IV, 175 | Brandon |
Mottoes in Old Norse
Mottoes with Old Norse as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin | Used by |
| Með lögum skal land byggja | By law shall the land be built up | Njáls Saga | Zetland, [Shetland Islands]] |
Mottoes in Non-existing languages
Mottoes with Old Norse as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin/Language | Used by |
| Es-whoy-malth | A shoaling place | transcribed from a local native American langauge | Esquimalt |