Clan mottoes...

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Clan Cian

Ancient War-Cry "Seabhach Abu" (pronounced "Showack Aboo") means "Hawk Victory" or "The Hawk is Forever"

Motto is "Flecti non Frangi", and means "Bending not Breaking"

[macwilkin]

Clan Cumming/Comyn

Motto: Courage!
Slogan: "An Cuimeanach! An Cuimeanach!"
Pipe Music: "Willie Cumming's Rant"
Proverb: "Chad's bhios maide anns a' choill cha bhi foill an Cuimeanach."
("So long as there is a stick in the wood, there will be no treachery in a Cumming.")

Yours Aye,

Todd

[MacWage]

Clan Cumming/Comyn

Proverb: "Chad's bhios maide anns a' choill cha bhi foill an Cuimeanach."
("So long as there is a stick in the wood, there will be no treachery in a Cumming.")

Too bad Bruce can't make that same claim due to his fun with a particular red comyn at Greyfriars.


My personal mottoes:

Calca Non-> "Tread Not!"
Shortened version of:
Calca Non Meum-> "Don't Tread on Me"
Badge-> coiled snake (with yellow livery color background)

Resurgens: "Being reborn" or "resurrecting"
-Also the motto of Atlanta
Badge-> Pheonix

Pro Gloria Dei-> "For the Glory of God"
Badge-> Pheonix

[Retro Red]

Robertson:

Virtutis Gloria Merces (Glory is the reward of valour)

I have it on a fridge magnet that I bought in Ullapool

Aye, and our clan's battle cry is - Garg 'n Uair Dhuisgear, 'Fierce when roused!' (Just don't ask me to pronounce it!)
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[macwilkin]

Too bad Bruce can't make that same claim due to his fun with a particular red comyn at Greyfriars.

I wouldn't go there, MacWage!

T.

[McClef]

Aye, and our clan's battle cry is - Garg 'n Uair Dhuisgear, 'Fierce when roused!' (Just don't ask me to pronounce it!)
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The delights of Gallic pronunciation take some practice!

Roberton in Gallic is Chlann MacDhonnachaidh (McThonakey).

I'm glad the motto is in Latin!

[beloitpiper]

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.

[Andrew Green]

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.

[NancyMan]

Clan Clark:

[MacWage]

From my best memory, Mottos (what is put on clan badges and flags/banners) are based on the old war cries (even listed as such in some old books).

Most clans also have longer slogans and "proverbs" that are used in various other contexts.


Clans I am pretty sure i have ties to:

MacNeil
Wallace
Gordon
Gunn
MacTavish
MacLeod

Probably a few more as well.

And:
MacBubba (Clan society international)
MacWage (me and my cousins)
MacArolin (Sons-and daughters- of the Carolinas)