Clan mottoes...

[Andrew Green]

Up the Gordonach?!

By courage not craft!
Animo non Astutia.

[SnakeEyes]

My family name is english, but I can't resist getting in on this.

"Vivite et Amate Semper Suspicientos"

Anyone care to hazard a guess? (without Googling it first!)

[McMurdo]

Live and Love something

[Scott Gilmore]

My family name is english, but I can't resist getting in on this.

"Vivite et Amate Semper Suspicientos"

Anyone care to hazard a guess? (without Googling it first!)

Is it "live and love, but always with caution" (or suspicion)?

[Big Dave]

Pro Deo Et Rege

"For God and King"

[LordKiltClad]

Clan MacKenzie, I refer you to David in Maryland's post.

Although from everything I've read, the Luceo Non Uro - I Shine Not Burn, with the burning mountain top with 3 fires, was adopted after a battle where the MacDonald's set the mountain top across from Eilean Donan castle a blaze. The MacKenzies and MacRaes went on to defeat the MacDonalds and adopted the saying.

[Colin]

So one clan badge is the stag head with the motto "save the king".

Which is of course written in gaelic as CUIDICH' N' RIGH

Interstingly, according to this site, http://www.cabarfeidh.com/highlanders%20history.htm it is also the only motto written in Gaelic in the British Army. This is likely outdated now given the merged Scottish regiment.

Nice to see more MacKenzie's around here again.

[BEEDEE]

Don't seem to be any other MacRaes on this thread. Our motto FORTITUDINE - With Fortitude.

Brian

[Livingston]

I thought I had entered mine last fall:

Livingston, Si Je Puis, If I Can


Walker, Cura et Industria, Care and industry (from Scots Connection)

[SnakeEyes]

Is it "live and love, but always with caution" (or suspicion)?

Yeah, that's pretty much it. We've interpreted it a bit more like "Live and Love, but allways keep a sharp eye" though.