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19th September 06, 10:49 AM
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Boyd Family Motto- Confido: 'I trust'
Not really all that inspiring.
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19th September 06, 11:08 AM
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O'Neille motto "Lám Dearg Éirinn" means "the red hand of Ireland"
cool thread. O'Neille
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19th September 06, 12:00 PM
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My better halfs clan, MacKay. Manu Forti (with strong hand).
One of these days pehaps we will luck out & find my clan. 
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19th September 06, 12:24 PM
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Maclachlan = Fortis et Fidus (Brave and Faithful)
MacEwen = Reviresco (I Flourish Again)
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19th September 06, 12:37 PM
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Gordon has 3
"Bydand" - Remaining, or Abiding
"Animo non Astutia" - By Courage not Craft
"An Gordonach!" - A Gordon! Probably the rallying cry.
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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19th September 06, 12:55 PM
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Serva Jugum
Translated as "Keep the Yoke", based on story of a farmer and his two sons who were plowing fields near where Scottish King Kenneth III fought the invading Danes in 971. The Danes broke the King's men. Seeing them flee, Hay snatched up a Ox yoke and, with his sons, rallied the Scots and defeated the Danes.
(Summary of history on Clan Hay website).
My forum name comes from the Hay battle cry: A Hay! A Hay! A Hay!
Interesting thread.
Tom
Last edited by A Hay; 19th September 06 at 12:56 PM.
Reason: Delete extraneous info and space
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19th September 06, 01:04 PM
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Clann Gunn
Latin: "Aut Pax Aut Bellum" = English: "Either Peace or War"
Daniel S. Williamson
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19th September 06, 07:15 PM
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 Originally Posted by turpin
Gordon has 3
"Bydand" - Remaining, or Abiding
"Animo non Astutia" - By Courage not Craft
"An Gordonach!" - A Gordon! Probably the rallying cry.
We also have "Do Well and Let Them Say...Gordon!" although "Animo non Astutia" is my preferred.
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19th September 06, 08:08 PM
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Both the Gordon, and the Muir motto has been posted already.
BUT, I have also heard Bydand as being interpreted as "Standing Fast" from one of the Gordon video tapes I have.
Too bad Animo non Astutia isb;t on the badge, I rather like that one.
I also like to think that the translation of the Muir motto is fairly direct, but then again, it is a translation of Latin, I believe. Although I am still learning more about the Muir side of things...since this is newer information to me.
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12th April 07, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by turpin
Gordon has 3
"Bydand" - Remaining, or Abiding
"Animo non Astutia" - By Courage not Craft
"An Gordonach!" - A Gordon! Probably the rallying cry.
Bydand is also regularly given as steadfast, but recent investigation by the Gordon Highlanders Regiment has produced the theory that Bydand is a contraction of the Old Scots "Byde and Fecht", which means "stand & fight". Totally believable when you look at clan history!
The wife's Johnston/e is "Nunquam Non Paratus" which means Never Unprepared, or "Vive Ut Postea Vivas" (Live, that you may live in the future) for the Caskieben Johnstons. The slogan is Ready, Aye, Ready! The other slogan is "Light thieves, all".
Last edited by Raptor; 12th April 07 at 06:07 PM.
Reason: Forgot the highland Johnstons... oops!
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