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An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry. Mottoes are very common in the British-style heraldry (UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand), and much less common in other countries. Therefore the large majority of the mottoes listed here are from towns and councils in the British region.

This page is under construction and only has just over 500 mottoes. 
If you see a motto on the site that is not yet listed here or have any other addition,
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Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.

The mottoes are listed by language and sorted by first letter. For clarity no capital letters are used, except the first letter as well as personal or town names. A translation in English is provided when available.

Mottoes in African languages

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Mottoes with any African language as the original language.

Motto Language Translation in English Used by
Harambee Swahili Kenya
Khotso pula nala Sotho Peace, rain, prosperity Lesotho
Kutiina mukama niyo nsibuko y’amagezi Nyoro For God and my country Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
Pula Setswana Rain Botswana
Syinqaba Swati We are a fortress Swaziland
Thuto ke thebe Setswana University of Botswana
Ubumwe – umurimo – gukunda ighihugu Kinyarwanda Unity, work, patriotism Rwanda
Yinkhaba Swati Manzini

Mottoes in Dutch or Afrikaans

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Mottoes with Dutch as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Dispereert niet (also Ende dispereert niet) Batavia
Heldhaftig - vastberaden - barmhartig Amsterdam
Niet zonder arbyt Not without labour Chesterton, South Cambridgeshire
Sterker door strijd Rotterdam
Trouw en liefde Gent
Vrede en recht Peace and Justice 's Gravenhage/The Hague

Mottoes in English

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Mottoes with English as the original language.

Motto Origin Used by
A loyal three made stronger in one Loyalist Township
Agriculture and commerce Maidstone
All this beauty is of God Isle of Wight
All’s well Camberwell
Always advancing Thornaby-on-Tees
Always ready South Tyneside
Ancient and loyal Wigan
Be just and fear not Pudsey
Believe - love - obey Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton
Born in conflict - settled in peace Ajax
By concord and industry Droylsden
By effort achieve West Yorkshire
By faith foresight and industry Durham RDC
By faith and industry Knowsley
By industry and integrity Berwick (Nova Scotia), Nelson (Borough)
By industry and prudence Hyndburn
By sea and forest enchanted Lymington
By service let us govern Tadcaster
By worth Keighley, Farnham
Come all who are weary and heavy laden Matthew 11:28 Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa
Country above self Saint Kitts and Nevis
Courage and faith Guilford County
Defend the right Horncastle RDC
Desire the right Falkland Islands
Determined we began - determined we remain Ameliasburg
Do well and doubt not Tottenham
Do well and fear not Elstree, Hertsmere
Each shall strive for the welfare of all South Yorkshire
Endeavour Cleveland
Ever conscious of God, we aspire, build and advance as one people Grenada
Ever forward Weston-super-Mare
Ever looking forward East Down
Ever vigilant Greater Manchester
Except the Lord keep the city Psalm 127 Halifax (Yorkshire)
Faith and industry Abingdon
Faith foresight and industry Durham (City)
Faith in the future Mbabane
Faith work service Calne
Fear God honour the king 1 Peter 2:17 Parish of St. Andrews, Wrexham Borough
For God an my country Uganda
Forward Hayes and Harlington , Hillingdon, Birmingham
Forward as one Stockton-on-Tees
Forward, upward, onward together Bahamas
Foursquare to all winds Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington by Alfred Lord Tennyson Alford
Freedom and justice Ghana
Freely we serve Book V of Milton's Paradise Lost Amersham RDC, Chiltern
From great things to greater Tower Hamlets
Glad of thy word Psalm 119:162 Parish of St. George's, Pickering Village
God’s will first Nauru
Going forward in faith Saint Matthews, Ingleside
Goodwill to al lpeople Ballymoney
Grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ 2 Peter 3:18 Parish of St. George's, Georgetown
He hath founded it upon the seas Cayman Islands
He shall rule from the river to the ends of the Earth Psalm 72:8 Parish of St. Paul's, Dunville
Heaven’s light our guide Portsmouth
Hold fast that which is good Trafford
Hold to the thruth Burnley
I have prepared a lamp Psalm 132: 17 Parish of St, Mark's Qualicum Beach
I will lift up mine eyes Bowland
In counsel is stability Windsor
In thee are the springs of our life Psalm 36:9 Parish of St. John's, Cambridge
In unity progress Ilford, Redbridge
In unity we serve Lincolnshire
Inasmuch Norfolk Island
Industry and integrity Tameside
Industry and prudence conquer Accrington
Industry enriches Spenborough
Integrity Dukinfield
Jewel of the Thames Maidenhead
Justice – prosperity - liberty South Sudan
Keep faith Crewkerne
Know thy contree Chaucher's Balade de Bon Conseyl West Wiltshire
Knowledge for service University of Development Studies
Let us grow in service Louth RDC
Like as the oak A poem by Rudyard Kipling Uckfield
Loyal and unshakeable Saint Helena
New frontiers - new beginnings Castor
Nothing without labour Haslingden
Obtain wisdom Oadby and Wigston
Old yet ever new New Forest, New Forest RDC
Onward Hyde
Onward with confidence Ogwr
Our faith is our strength Tristan da Cunha
Our spirits rejoice Saint Luke's Cathedral, Sault Ste. Marie
Out of darkness cometh light Wolverhampton
Out of many one people Jamaica
Peace Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Canada
Persevere Denton
Pride in our past, faith in our future Mississauga, Hertford
Pride - spirit - vision Armstrong
Progress – industry - humanity Bradford
Progress – peace - prosperity Gambia
Progress by endeavour Long Eaton
Progress in unity Teesside
Progress through endeavour South Holland, Spalding RDC
Progress with humanity South Ribble, Haringey
Progress with unity Wigan
Prosperity through endeavour Rossendale
Proud heritage - promising future Castor
Research and discovery Falkland Islands Dependencies and British Antarctic Territory
Rejoice in the lord alway St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians 4:4 Saint Paul's Cathedral, Regina
Risen - ascended - glorified Parish of All Saints, Peterborough
Serve God and be cheerful Sutton and Cheam
Serve one another Chesham
Serve with amnity Boston (Borough), Boston RDC
Serve with honour Slough
Service and efficiency Stretford
Service links all Lincolnshire - Parts of Lindsey
Service with justice Alnwick
Share - enjoy - prosper Letchworth Garden
Sharing God’s love Saint James, Stouffvile
Sincerity Southam
Sow for posterity Longridge
Stand fast in honour and strength Merton
Strength growth Haldimand County
Strength in unity Rushmoor
Striving toward a magnificent future Quinte West
The heart of a town lies in it speople Stevenage
The knot unites Staffordshire
The land, the people, the light Saint Lucia
The love of liberty brought us here Liberia
To lead is to serve Solomon Islands
Together we serve Kirklees
Together we stand Conception Bay South
Tread the smoother ways of peace Dr. Arthur William Fisher’s poem “Niagara” (1924) Niagara Falls
True worth never fails Failsworth
Twixt Severn and Wye Forest of Dean, Lydney
Unite to flourish Aldridge-Brownhills
United to serve Southwark
United we advance Huntingdon and Godmanchester
United we endeavour Redcar with Cleveland
Unity and freedom Malawi
Unity and progress Melksham
Unity and service Silsden
Unity growth prosperity Taber
Unity is strength Salisbury and Wilton
Unity responsibility loyalty Niagara
Upon this rock Peterborough
Vision courage integrity Maldon
We grow by industry Blyth Valley
We long endure Colne
We prosper by industry Todmorden
We serve Islington, Yiewsley and West Drayton
We serve as one South Pembrokeshire
Where justice rules, there virtue flows Leominster
Wisdom knowledge and trust Clarington

Mottoes in French

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Mottoes with French as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Absit invidia Let there be no ill-will Limavady
Avant garde Vanguard Havant
De bon cuor Walton-le-Dale
Je maintendrai Netherlands, Hofstra University
Le jour viendra The day will come Lambton
L’union fait la force Sint-Joost-ten-Node
Non sanz droict Not without right (Norman French) Shakespeare Warwickshire
Prest a faire Ready to act Fareham
Sans dieu rien Without God nothing Wanganui
Sur terre et sur mer, Berthier toujours plus fier By sea and by land, Berthier always prouder Berthier-sur-Mer
Travail – liberté - patrie Work – librty - fatherland Togo
Un people – un but – une foi One people – one goal – one faith Senegal
Ung par tout – tout par ung Southampton (Bermuda)
Union – travail - justice Union – labour - justice Gabon
Unité – dignité - travail Unity – dignity - labour Central African Republic
Unité – travail - progress Unity – labour - progress Burundi, Chad, [Congo (Brazzaville)]]

Mottoes in Frisian

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Mottoes with Frisian as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
In doarp riist ut 'e puollen De Tynje

Mottoes in Gaelic/Irish

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Mottoes with Gaelic (Irish) as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Feor Magh Eanagh Fermanagh (county)

Mottoes in Greek

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Mottoes with ancient or modern Greek as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
ΘΑΛΑΣΣΑ ΚΛΥΖΕΙ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΤΑΝΘΡΩΠΩΝ ΚΑΚΑ Tenby

Mottoes in Indonesian

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Mottoes with Bahasa Indonesia or any other native language in Indonesia as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Bhinneka tunggal Ika Unity in diversity Indonesia
Gemah ripah loh jinawi Cirebon
Gemah ripah repeh rapih Richness for all and living in harmony Jawa Barat
Jer basuki mawa bea Achievements are only won through sacrifice Jawa Timur
Karya swadaya On own power Papua
Soerâ-ing-bâjâ Virtue in battle Surabaya

Mottoes in Latin

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Mottoes with Latin as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
A deo et regina From God and the Queen Frimley and Camberley
A magnis ad maiora From great things to greater Stepney
A mare labor Saint Pierre et Miquelon
Absit invidia Let there be no ill-will Limavady
Absque labore nihil Nothing without labour Darwen, Stalybridge
Ad montesoculos levavi I shall lift up mine eyes unto the hills Psalm 121 Cumbria
Ad summa nitamur Let us strive for perfection Croydon
Adsumus ut adiuvemus Rhondda Cynon Taff
Adveniat regnum tuum Thy kingdom come the Lord’s Prayer Saint Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa
Aequitas iudicia tua domine Roermond
Alacres illo coluerunt Eagerly they toiled to that end East Elloe
Alcmaria victrix Alkmaar is victorious Alkmaar
Alios delectare juvat It is our pleasure to please others Hunstanton
Alta sententia With high purpose Arnold
Altiora petimus We seek higher things Finsbury
Alto nomine Of high renown / Alton by name Alton RDC
Amicitia omnibus rebus Ridgetown
Amoeniora Litora nostra Our shores are more delightful Mablethorpe and Sutton
Amoenitas et antiquitas North Westmorland
Amoenitas, salubritas, urbanitas Ryde
Amor Angliae rustica Love of Rural England Osgoldcross
Animo et fide With courage and faith Carshalton, Medicine Hat
Antiqui coolant antiquum dierum Let the ancients worship the ancient of days Chester
Ardua vince merendo Overcome difficulties by service Winchester RDC
Arte et labore By skill and labour Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Audaces prorsum Boldly forward Boldon
Audacter et sincere Boldly and frankly Castleford
Audentior With greater boldness Virgil's Aeniad Watford
Cantate domino O sing unto the Lord Psalm 149:1 Holy Saviour Church, Waterloo
Castella supra fluvium A castle on a river Flint
Cave Beware Ware
Cavendo tutus adversa sperno Settle
Centum salutationes 100 Mile House
Concordia amicitia conjuncta Concord with friendship Sawbridgeworth
Concordia prorsum Forward in harmony Aylesbury Vale
Conjuncti prosperamus Bethlehem (Free State)
Consilio et animo/animis By wisdom and courage Wanstead and Woodford, Surbiton, Featherstone
Consilio et prudentia By counsel and by wisdom Atherton
Constanter et recte Steadfastly and justly Hemsworth
Constantia basis virtutum Steadfastness is the foundation of the virtues Andover
Copia est labor Industry brings prosperity Horwich
Copia et concordia Harmony and abundance Vacoas/Phoenix
Confitemini domino O give thanks unto the Lord Psalm 118, verse 1 Holy Trinity Church, Chatham
Cor unum With one heart Grand Falls, Huntingdon and Peterborough, Soke of Peterborough
Corde uno sapientes simus With one heart let us be men of understanding Cambridgeshire
Cum aquila alte volemus Let us soar high with the eagle Cambridgeshire
Custodi civitatem domine O Lord, watch over the city Westminster
Decus et tutamen Gravesend
Deo adjuvante non timendum With God's assistance there is nothing to fear Louth
Deo teste valeamus With God as our witness, let us be strong Test Valley
Deus nobis haec otia fecit God hath granted us this ease Liverpool
Deus noster refugium et virtus God is our refuge and strength Psalm 46 Dewsbury
Deus per omnia God pervades all things Islington
Dirigere non dominari To direct but not to dominate Alcester
Domine dirige nos Lord, direct us London
Ducit amor oppidi The love of our town leads us. Malden and Coombe
Dum cresco spero While I grow I hope Bromley
E pluribus unus/unum One out of many Eston, United States
Erimus We shall be Middlesbrough
Et patribus et posteriati Both for our ancestors and our prosperity Hitchin
Ex undis From the waves Eemsmond, Hefshuizen, Uithuizermeeden
Ex unitate vires Out of unity strength South Africa (old), Pembrokeshire, Preseli
Exemplo sint virtutis Saint Albans RDC
Festina diligenter Surrey Heath
Festina lente Audenshaw
Festina lente cauta fac omnia mente Haste, less speed and do everything with understanding Venlo
Festina prudenter Bagshot
Fiat secundum verbum tuum Let it be done according to thy word Saint Marylebone
Fide condita, fructu beata, spe fortis Founded in faith, rich in the fulfilment thereof, strong in the hope for the future Christchurch (New Zealand)
Fide et fiducia Golborne
Fide et fortitudine By faith and fortitude Penrith
Fide et industriar By faith and industry Kirkby
Fide et labore By faith and industry Harpenden
Fidelis Faithful Abbeville
Fidelis adque/etque fortis Faithful and brave Ards, Newtownards
Fidelis sapiens justus Honest, thoughful, just South Herefordshire
Fides et justitia Faith and justice Farnborough
Fides probata coronat Confirms what has been proved good and true Ashburton (New Zealand)
Fiducia et vi By confidence and strength Slough
Finis coronat opus The end crowns the work Wigston, Seychelles
Firma et stabilis Safe and sure Kirkham
Firmior Stronger Brentford and Chiswick
Floreat qui laborat He prospers who labours Rawtenstall
Florebo quocumque ferar Wherever I may go, I will flourish Réunion
Fortes creantur fortibus The brave beget the brave Gorinchem
Fortis est veritas Strong is truth Oxford
Fortis et liber Strong and free Alberta
Fortiter defendit triumphans 'Triumphing by brave defence Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Fortiter et fideliter Bravely and faithfully Fulwood
Fortitudo et spes Endurance and hope Stockton-on-Tees
Fraternitas - aequalitas - soliditas Fraternity - equality - solidarity Grenville
Fruges ecce paludis Behold the fruits of the marsh Mirfield
Gaudeat ager Let the field be joyful Fylde RDC, Fylde
Haec libertatis ergo All for the sake of freedom Leiden
Haec otia studia fovent University of Liverpool
Honor et industria Honour and industry Bacup
I pede fausto Oadby
Imperium in imperio Wetherby
In consilio consilium Armagh, Lancashire
In deo fidemus We trust in God Brighton
In deo imperium sed populus administrat Bruce County
In fraternitate unitas Unity in brotherhood Edmundston
In libertate vis Our strength is our freedom Merton and Morden
In montibus ad flumen In the mountains by the river Fernie
In praecipiti stantem Steadfast on the edge Alderley Edge
In unitate felicitas Windsor and Maidenhead
In unitate florescemus In unity we shall flourish increasingly Pendle
In unitatem coeamus Let us go forward together Feltham
Industria arte prudentia By industry skill and foresight Calderdale
Industria didat Progress through industry Knottingley
Industria et perseverantia By inustry and perseverance Marlborough District and Region
Industria et spe Labour and hope Skipton
Industria omnia vincit Industry overcomes all things Morley
Industria virtute et labore By dilgence, courage and work Yeovil (Borough)
Ingenium industria alitur Skill is fostered by diligence Cicero Ripley
Integri procedamus University of Ghana
Inter sylvas et flumina habitans Living among woods and streams Castle Morpeth
Interiora ruris Wealden
Invicta Unconquered Kent
Invictae fidelitatis praemium Let us go forward together Hounslow
Iuncti progrediamur Reward for faithfulness unconquered Hereford
Jesu flos matris virginis Jesus, flower born of the Virgin Mother Jesu Dulcis Memoria, a poem attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Halifax
Jubilate deo Make a joyful noise onto the Lord Psalm 100 Christ Church Cathedral, Hamilton
Jure et dignitate gladii By the right and dignity of the sword Cheshire
Juste nec timide Be just and fear not Farnworth
Justitia et virtute By justice and virtue Leominster
Juvat impigros deus God defends the diligent Huddersfield
Lab initio ad futurum Ancaster
Labor improbus omnia vincit Blitar
Labor omnia vincit Labour overcomes all things Ashton-under-Lyne , Bradford, Wrexham-Maelor, Wrexham County Borough, Ilkeston, Mpumalanga, Chadderton, Salto
Labora si vis tondere Work if you would reap Whiston
Labore et prudentia By labour and prudence Brighouse
Labore et scientia By labour and science Jarrow
Labore ipse memores Lincolnshire - Parts of Holland
Labore omnia florent All things prosper by industry Huntingdonshire (County)
Leo terram propriam protegat Let the lion protect his own land South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Levavi oculos meos in montes I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills Malvern
Libera deinde fidelis Faithful because free Godalming
Libertas per sapientam Through wisdom, liberty University of Lincoln
Liliis tenaci vimine jungor Amiens
Luctor er emergo Zeeland (provincie)
Malang nominor sursum moveor They call me diagonal, but I move upwards Malang
Mare et ferro By sea and iron Redcar
Mediis Tranquillis in Undis Borkum
Memor ruris disciplinae custos The mindful guardian of the rural way of life Macclesfield RDC
Memores acti prudentes futuri North Hertfordshire
Memores boni consili Mindful of our worthy purpose Macclesfield
Mente et manu By mind and hand East Hampshire
Miles domini indefessus The soldier of the Lord is never weary Nieuwolda, Scheemda
Montes prosperitatem vident The mountains are witness to my prosperity Madiun
Montis insignia Calpe Of the mountain called Calpe Gibraltar
Multis periculis supersum Coevorden
Multum in parvo Much in little Rutland
Nec aspera terrent Duchy of Braunschweig
Nec ferro nec igni Appleby
Nec temere nec timide Neither rashly nor timidly Craven, Oswestry
Nec virtus nec copia desunt Neither virtue nor plenty are lacking Macclesfield
Nisi dominus custodierit civitatem Except the Lord keep the city Psalm 127 Halifax (Yorkshire)
Nisi dominus frustra Unless God be with us all will be in vain Chelsea
Nobis habitatio felix A happy dwelling place for us Wilmslow
Non nobis solum Not for ourselves alone Beckenham
Non progredi est regredi Not to go forward is to go backward Ruislip-Northwood
Non sibi sed patriae Not for oneself but for one's country Freebridge Lynn
Nostrum est rura tueri Our task is to look after the needs of the countryside Clitheroe RDC
O lector salve coeli pateant tibi valve O reader hail, may the Gates of Heaven stand open for thee Haverfordwest
Omnibus optimum The best for all Gedling
Oni heuri in fedir You cannot reap unless you sow Neath RDC, Neath Borough
Opes industria parit Industry begets plenty Bingley
Oportet nos progredi Crickhowell
Pooida rusque una Town and countryside in unity Waverley
Optimum sufficit Only the best is enough Ulverston
Pannus mihi panis Kendal
Parva componere magnus Small but comparable with great Oakham
Pax et justitia Peace and justice Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Per angusta ad angusta Through hard times to prosperity Antrim (county)
Per ardua ad summa Through difficulties to the heights Beddington and Wallington
Per aspera ad astra One reaches the stars only through difficulties Cirebon, Gouda
Per ardua in fide servite deo Through difficulties serve God in faith Sutton (London Borough)
Per Deum et industriam By God and industry Banbridge
Per ilsuo, contrario Paget
Per laborem progredimur We make progress through hard work Amber Valley
Per mare et per terram By sea and land Boston (Borough)
Per salubritatum opes Through health, wealth Ilkley
Per sapientam constantiamque victoria Triumph through wisdom and endeavour Erewash
Per undas, per agros Cambridgeshire
Perfero I carry through Cumberland
Perseverantia vincit Perseverance succeeds Lincolnshire - Parts of Kesteven
Porta vagae Ross-on-Wye
Post mortem patris pro filio Held after the death of the father for the son Pontrefact
Praesidemus We stand on guard Military Ordinariate of Canada
Pretiumque et causa laboris Burnley
Primus et princeps First and foremost Annapolis
Pro civibus et civitate For the citizens and the city Fulham
Pro deo et populo For God and the people Bishops Stortford
Pro rege et lege For king and law Leeds
Pro rure et focis For our countryside and our homes Yeovil RDC
Pro rure pro patria For countryside and country Hertford RDC
Pro tando quid retribuamus Belfast
Prodesse To serve Hindley
Progredi prospere Headingley
Progredior I progress Orpington
Progressio et concordia Progress and concord Kettering
Prorsum semper Ever forward Aylesbury, Gloucestershire
Prosunt gentibus artes Arts profit the people bermondsey
Prudens futuri Letchworth
Pugna pro patria Fight for your country Aldershot
Pulchra terra dei donum This fair land is the gift of God. Herefordshire
Pulchritudo et salubritas Beauty and health Bournemouth
Quae recta tene Hold fast that which is right Romsey
Quam bonum in unum habitare What a good thing it is to dwell together in unity Kensington and Chelsea
Qui transtulit sustinet He who transplanted us, sustains us Connecticut
Quid nobis ardui What is hard for us Kensington
Regeneratio Luinjeberd
Remis Saba Velisque With all one's might Saba
Res gestae res futurae Things past, things future Amersham
Respice aspice prospice Look to the past, the present and the future Knutsford, Tettenhall
Respice prospice Look to the past and the future Trowbridge
Resurrectio Terband
Rident florentia prata Our flowering fields rejoice Downham
Ruris artes fovere Ringwood and Fordingbridge
Sal est vita Salt is life Northwich
Salus et felicitas Health and happiness Sale
Salus et opus Health and wealth Kamloops
Salus populi The welfare of the people Rushcliffe
Salus populi suprema (est) lex The welfare of the people is the most important law Eastleigh, Urmston, Willenhall, Lytham St. Anne's
Sanitate crescamus May we grow in health Croydon
Sapere aude Dare to be wise Oldham
Sapienter proficiens Progress with wisdom Nottinghamshire
Sapientes simus Let us be men of understanding Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
Scientia Ingenium artes University of Wales
Semper proficimus We progress continually Leyland
Semper progrediens Sint Maarten (eiland)
Semper prorsum Aylesbury
Semper renascor Palembang
Serio servire Earnestly to serve East Dorset, Wimborne and Cranborne
Serva fidem Keep faith Blackburn RDC
Servire populo To serve the people Bromley
Sic nos non nobis laboramus Thus we labour, but not for ourselves Pocklington
Sic vos non vobis Baldock
Signum salutis semper Ever the sign of health Bridlington
Sine labe decus Honour without stain Wimbledon
Sine pavore sine favore Without fear or favour Penrith RDC
Solis ortum conspicere To behold the sunrise Yorkshire - East Riding
Sparsa collegit Hamilton (city, Bermuda)
Spectemur agendo Judge us by our actions Barnsley. Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham
Stabit saxum fluet amnis The rock will remain and the river will flow Clitheroe
Stella clavisque Maris Indici Star and key of the Indian Ocean Mauritius
Sub equoaequitas Under the horse there is equity Vale of White Horse
Supera moras Overcome delays Bolton
Superba et confidens Sint Eustatius
Suprema a situ Supreme by position Wellington
Surgamus ergo strenue Let us arise with vigour Baildon
Surgimus We rise Saltburn and Marske by the Sea
Suum cuique tribuere Wrexham RDC
Tempori parendum We must move with the times Stockton
Tenax et fidelis Firmness and faithfulness Beau Bassin - Rose Hill
Tenax proposti Ballymena Academy
Thesauros in argo For we have treasures in the field Wisbech RDC
Turris fortissimo est nomen Jehova The name of the Lord is our strongest tower Plymouth
Ubi lux ibi labor Valleyfield
Ubi nunc sapientis ossa Merlini Where now are the bones of wise Merlin Marlborough
Unio silvae marisque Mahone Bay
Unitate fortior Stronger by union North Yorkshire, Heston and Isleworth
Unitate praestans Excelling by unity Preston RDC
Unum deum in trinitate veneremur Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec
Unus cum viribus duorum Abbotsford
Urbis et orbis honor Beaune
Usque ad terminos orbis terrarum To the ends of the earth Psalm 72:8 Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
Ut proavi in Deo confidemus Enniskillen
Vale sape Be strong Vale Royal
Velut silva floreat May she flourish as the forest East Dean
Veritas nobis lumen The truth is our light University of Cape Coast
Vestigia nulla retrorsum North Cowichan, Buckinghamshire
Vicinas urbes alit She nourishes the neighbouring cities Spalding UDC
Vicit vim virtus Virtue conquered force Haarlem
Vigilate deo confidentes Zuid Holland
Vires acquirit eundo We gather strength as we go Virgil, Aeneid IV, 175 Brandon
Virtute in factis By courage in our deeds North Wiltshire, Calne and Chippenham
Vita musis gratior Life is more satisfying through the muses Haslemere
Vivit post funera virtus Virtue outlives death Nottingham
Volet Gander Gander

Mottoes in Malagasy

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Mottoes with Malagasy as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Asa filamnaha fahasambarana Morondava
Asa fa tsy kabary Mananjary
Azanahary tsy mitany ny vaka Antsiranana
Betsimisaraka tsy misara – draha magnano Fenoarivo Atsinanana
Fanjaiysy noreky taretsy Antsohihy
Fiaraha miasa no hery Maintirano
Fiherenana no naha toly ary Tulear
Ho velona fa tsy ho levona Mahajanga
Izay mitambatra vato Ambatondrazaka
Lakana tsara voha manafak’ onja Toamasina
Nosy magnitry Nosy Be
Ny asa no harena Antalaha
Ny toky fitaka fa ny ata ro hita Ambalavao
Rano masina rano manoro Antsirabe
Soa fianatsa ro mahovokatsa Fianarantsoa

Mottoes in Old Norse

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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 Polynesian languages

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Mottoes with any Polynesian language as the original language.

Motto Langauge Translation in English Origin Used by
Long God yumi stanap Bislama In God we stand Vanuatu
Rerevaka na kalou ka doka na Tui Fijian Fear God and honour the King Fiji
Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa' Gilbertese Kiribati
Te pai me te whairawa Maori Waitakere
Tokelau mo te Atua Tokelauan Tokelau for God Tokelau
Tuvalu mo te Atua Tuvalan Tuvalu for God Tokelau

Mottoes in Portuguese

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Mottoes with Portuguese as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Mui nobre e sempre leal cidade de Lisboa Lisboa
Unidade, disciplina, trabalho Unity, discipline, labour São Tomé e Príncipe

Mottoes in Spanish

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Mottoes with Spanish as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Dios, unión, libertad God, union, liberty El Salvador
Unidad, paz, justicia Unity, peace, justice Equatorial Guinea


Mottoes in Welsh

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Mottoes with Welsh as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
A fynno Duw a fydd Cowbridge RDC
A vo penn bit pont He who will be chief, let him be a bridge Bridgend
Amser yw'n golud Ystradgynlais
Awn rhagom Cowbridge
Cadernid cyfiawndr cynndd Stability, justice, progress Barry
Dawn gorau dyngarwch A nation's wealth is freedom Ceredigion
Diogel dan ddinefwr Safe under Dinefwr Dinefwr
Duw a digon With God, enough Denbighshire
Duwioldeb diwydrwydd Godliness and industry Port Talbot Borough, Port Talbot
Ewch yn uwch Higher and higher Radnorshire, Radnorshire District Council
Gorau gweithio-cyd weithio The best service is co-operation Maesteg
Golud gwlad rhydidd A nation's wealth is freedom Ceredigion
Gorau moes gwasanaeth The best way of life is service Aberystwyth Borough
Gorau nawwd, nawwd duw Hawarden
Gorau tarian cyfiawnder The best shield is justice Flintshire, [Islwyn]]
Gwasanaeth a gwerin Alyn and Deeside
Gwella braint heb golli bro Vaynor and Penderyn
Gwerth cyngor gwasanaeth The virtue of a council is its service Glyndŵr
Hanfod tref trefn The essential of a good town is orderliness Ammanford
Hwy clod na golud Fame outlasts wealth Rhondda
Iechyd ac addysg Health and learning Ebbw Vale
Iechyd harddwch heddwch Health, beauty, tranquillity Colwyn, Colwyn Bay
Llafur orfu bobpeth Hard work conquers everything Taff-Ely
Llifa'r dwr, llewyrcha'r bobl Brecknock RDC
Llywyddiant o ddiwydiant Connah's Quay
Llywyddiant trwy undeb Success through union Cynon Valley
Llywyddo drwy ymdrech Succeeding through endeavour Neath and Port Talbot
Mon mam Cynru Anglesey, Mother of Wales Isle of Anglesey
Nid cadern ond brodyrdde No strength but in fellowship Merthyr Tydfil
Nid da lle gellir gwell Lliw Valley
Powys paradwys cymru Powys, the paradise of Wales Powys
Tarian cyfiawnder duw The shield of justice is God Clwyd
Undeb a rhyddid Unity and freedom Blaenau Gwent
Undeb hedd llwyddiant Unity, peace, success Brecknock, Brecknockshire
Undod cadernid cynndd Unity Strength Progress Vale of Glamorgan
Unwn i wneud da Denbighshire
Ymlaen â Delyn Forward with Delyn Delyn


Mottoes in Non-existing languages

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Mottoes with a non-existing or phantasy language.

Motto Translation in English Origin/Language Used by
Es-whoy-malth A shoaling place transcribed from a local native American language Esquimalt

Mottoes in two or more languages

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Mottoes in multiple languages.

Motto Translation in English Origin/Languages Used by
Kayas - présent - future Past - present - future Cree, French and English North Battleford
Eendracht maakt macht - L’union fait la force Dutch and French Belgium
Paix – travail – patrie : Peace – work - fatherland Peace – work - fatherland French and English Cameroon