Armorial Gold Family and Heraldic Family Mottoes

Family Mottoes
by Armorial Gold Heraldry Services

This is a Free Motto resource center containing approx. 9,000 mottoes transcribed from Elvin’s Mottoes, with added mottoes from Armorial Gold’s own Library and from noted heraldic writers.

The Family Mottoes Resource may not be copied for any reason or any purpose without Armorial Gold's expressed written permission. Members have access to search the full database.

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Name	Motto	Translation
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Ibbetson	Vixi liber et moriar	I have lived a freeman and will die one
Ilbert	Nulla rosa sine spinis	No rose without thorns
Ilchester	Faire sans dire	To do without speaking, i.e. Deeds not words
Iliff	Vive ut vivas	Live that you may live
Illidge	Aquila non captat muscas	The eagle catcheth not flies
Imbrie	Evertendo fœcundat	It renders fruitful by turning over
Imry	Nil desperandum	Never despair
Infantleroy	Enfas du roy	Children of the king
Ingham	In veritate victoria	Victory is in truth
Ingledew	Ex flamma lux	Light from flame
Inglis	In tenebris lucidior	The Brighter in darkness
Inglis	Invictus maneo	I remain unconquered
Inglis	Nisi Dominus frustra	It is vain without the Lord
Inglis	Nobilis est ira leonis	The wrath of the lion is noble
Inglis	Recte faciendo securus	Safe in acting justly
Ingram	Magnanimus esto	Be great of mind
Ingram	Virtute vici	By valour I conquered
Innes	Be traist	Be faithful
Innes	Be treist	Be faithful
Innes	Ditat servata fides	Tried fidelity enriches
Innes	E labore dulcedo	Pleasure arises out of labour
Innes	Exempla suorum	The examples of his ancestors
Innes	Je recois pour donner	I receive to distribute
Innes	Ornatur radix fronde	The root is adorned by the foliage
Innes	Sine crimine fiat	Be it done without reproach
Inwards	Invidia major	Superior to envy
Irby	Honor fidelitatis prœmium	Honour is the reward of fidelity
Ireland	Amor et pax	Love and peace
Ironside	In hoc signo vinces	Under this sign thou shalt conquer
Irton	Semper constans et fidelis	Ever constant and faithful
Irvine	Auspice summo Numine	Under direction of Almighty God
Irvine	Color fidesque perennis	Its colour and our faith are imperishable
Irvine	Deo, regi, et patriœ	To God, my king and my country
Irvine	Deo, regi, patriœ	To God, my king, my country
Irvine	Ferendo feres	Thou wilt bear it by endurance
Irvine	Fideque perennant	And they endure through faith
Irvine	Magnanimus esto	Be great of mind
Irvine	Moderate durant	Moderate things are lasting
Irvine	Ope solis et umbrœ	By help of sun and shade
Irvine	Sequitur vestigia patrum	He follows the footsteps of his ancestors
Irvine	Sub sole sub umbra crescens	Increasing both in sunshine and in shade
Irvine	Sub sole viresco	I flourish under the sun
Irvine	Dum memor ipse mei	While I am mindful of myself
Irving	Haud ullis labantia ventis	Yielding under no winds
Irwin	Haud ullis labantia ventis	Yielding under no winds
Irwin	Nemo me impune lacessit	No one provokes me with impunity
Irwine	Candide et constanter	Fairly and firmly
Isabel the Catholic	Premio a la constanco militar	The reward of military fidelity
Isham	On things transitory resteth no glory	On things transitory resteth no glory
Isham	Ostendo non ostento	I show, not boast

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