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| Clan Name | Motto | Translation |
| Abercrombie | Tace | Keep Silence |
| Agnew | Consilio Non Impetu | By Wisdom, Not By Rashness |
| Akins | Time How Short | Time How Short |
| Anderson | Stand Sure | Stand Sure |
| Arbuthnott | Laus Deo | Praise To God |
| Armstrong | Invictus Maneo | I Remain Unvanquished |
| Baillie | Quid Clarius Astris | What Is Brighter Than The Stars |
| Bain | Et Marte Et Arte | Both By Strength And Art |
| Baird | Dominus Fecit | The Lord Made |
| Balfour | Fordward | Forward |
| Barclay | Aut Agere Aut Mor | Either To Do Or Die |
| Beaton | Debonnaire | Gracious |
| Bell | I Beir The Bell | I Bear The Bell |
| Bell | Nolite tradere | Never Give Up |
| Blair | Amo Probos | I Love The Virtuous |
| Borthwick | Qui Conducit | He Who Leads |
| Boyd | Confido | I trust |
| Brodie | Unite | Unite |
| Brown | Floreat Majestas | Let Majesty Flourish |
| Bruce | Fuimus | We Have Been |
| Buchan | Non Inferiora Secutus | Not Having Followed Means Pursuits |
| Buchanan | Clarior Hinc Honos | Brighter Hence The Honour |
| Burnett | Virescit Vulnere Virtus | Courage Grows Strong At A Wound |
| Cameron | Aonaibh Ri Cheile | Unite |
| Campbell (Argyll) | Ne Obliviscaris | Forget Not |
| Campbell (Breadalbane) | Follow Me | Follow Me |
| Campbell (Cawdor) | Be Mindful | Be Mindful |
| Campbell (Loudoun) | I Byde My Time | I Wait My Time |
| Carmichael | Tout Jour Prest | Always Ready |
| Carnegie | Dread God | Beware The Wrath Of God Or Fear God |
| Cathcart | I Hope To Speed | I Hope To Speed |
| Cheyne | Patientia Vincit | He Conquers By Patience |
| Chisholm | Feros Ferio | I Strike The Fierce |
| Clan Chattan | Touch Not The Cat Bot A Glove | Touch Not The Cat Without A Glove |
| Clan Douglas | Forward | Forward |
| Clan Iain Mhoir | Toujours Prest | Always Ready |
| Clelland | Non Sibi | Not For Himself |
| Cochrane | Virtute Et Labore | By Virtue And Labour |
| Cockburn | Accendit Cantu | He Rouses Up By Crowing |
| Colquhoun | Si Je Puis | If I Can |
| Colville | Oublier Ne Puis | I Can Not Forget |
| Cooper | Pro Rege Et Patria | For My King And Country |
| Craig | J'Ai Bonne Esperance | I Have Good Hope |
| Cranston | I Desire Not To Want | I Desire Not To Want |
| Crawford | Tutum Te Robore Reddam | I Will Render You Safe By My Strength |
| Crichton | God Send Grace | God Send Grace |
| Cumming | Courage | Courage |
| Cunningham | Over Fork Over | Over Fork Over |
| Dalrymple | Firm | Firm |
| Dalzell | I Dar | I Dare |
| Davidson | Sapienter Si Sincere | Wisely, If Sincerely |
| Douglas | Jamais Arriere | Never Behind |
| Drummond | Gang Warily | Go With Care |
| Dunbar | Sub Spe | Under Hope |
| Duncan | Disce Pati | Learn To Suffer |
| Dundas | Essayez | try |
| Dunlop | Merito | Deservedly |
| Elliott | Fortiter Et Recte | Boldly And Rightly |
| Erskine | Je Pense Pius | I Think More |
| Farquharson | Fide Et Fortitudine | With Faith And Fortitude |
| Ferguson | Dulcius Ex Asperis | Sweeter Out Of Difficulties |
| Fleming | Let The Deed Shaw | Let The Deed Show |
| Fletcher | Recta Pete | Seek What Is Right |
| Forbes | Grace Me Guide | Let Grace Be My Guide |
| Forrester | Blaw Hunter Blaw Thy Horn | Blow Hunter Blow Thy Horn |
| Forsythe | Instaurator Ruinae | Repairer Of Ruin |
| Fraser | Je Suis Prest | I Am Ready |
| Fraser ( Saltoun) | All My Hope Is In God | All My Hope Is In God |
| Galbraith | Ab Obice Suavior | More Smooth From An Obstacle |
| Gayre | Sero Sed Serio | Late But In Earnest |
| Gillespie | Tu Certa Salutis Anchora | Thou A Sure Anchor Of Salvation |
| Gordon | Bydand | Remaining |
| Gow | Touch Not The Cat Bot A Glove | Touch Not The Cat Without A Glove |
| Graham (Menteith) | Right And Reason | Right And Reason |
| Graham (Montrose) | Ne Oublie | Do Not Forget |
| Grant | Stand Fast | Stand Fast |
| Gray | Anchor Fast Anchor | Anchor Fast Anchor |
| Gunn | Aut Pax Aut Bellum | Either Peace Or War |
| Guthrie | Sto Pro Veritate | I Stand For truth |
| Haig | Tyde What May | What Will Be, Will Be |
| Haldane | Suffer | Suffer |
| Hall | Vive Ut Vivas | Live That You May Live |
| Hamilton | Through | Through |
| Hannay | Per Ardua Ad Alta | Through Difficulties To Heights |
| Hay | Serva Jugum | Keep The Yoke |
| Henderson | Sola Virtus Nobilitat | Virtue Alone Ennobles |
| Hepburn | In Promptu | In Readiness |
| Hepburn | Keep trust | Keep trust |
| Home | A Home A Home A Home | A Home A Home A Home |
| Hunter | Cursum Perficio | I Accomplish The Race |
| Inglis | Nisi Dominus Frustra | It Is Vain Without The Lord |
| Innes | Be traist | Be Faithful |
| Irvine | Sub Sole Sub Umbra Virens | Increasing Both In Sunshine And In Shade |
| Jardine | Cave Adsum | Beware ! I Am Present |
| Johnston | Nunquam Non Paratus | Never Unprepared |
| Keith | Veritas Vincit | truth Conquers |
| Kennedy | Avise La Fin | Consider The End |
| Kerr | Sero Sed Serio | Late But In Earnest |
| Kilgour | Gradatim | By Degrees |
| Kincaid | I'Ll Defend | I'Ll Defend |
| Kirkland | Pro Aris Et Focis | For Our Altars And Our Homes |
| Kirkpatrick | I Mak Sicker | I Make Sure |
| Lamont | Ne Parcas Nec Spernas | Neither Spare Nor Despise |
| Lauder | Sub Umbra Alarum Tuarum | Under The Shadow Of Thy Wings |
| Leask | Virtute Cresco | I Increase By Virtue |
| Lennox | I'Ll Defend | I'Ll Defend |
| Leslie | Grip Fast | Grip Fast |
| Lindsay | Endure Fort | Endure With Strength |
| Little | Magnum In Parvo | Much In Little |
| Livinston | Si Je Puis | If I Can |
| Lockhart | Corda Serata Pando | I Lay Open Locked Hearts |
| Logan | Hoc Majorum Virtus | This Is The Valour Of My Ancestors |
| Lumsden | Beware In Time | Beware In Time |
| Lyle | An I May | If I May |
| Mac Alister | Fortiter | Bravely |
| Mac Arthur | Fide Et Opera | By Fidelity And Labour |
| Mac Aulay | Dulce Periculum | Dander Is Sweet |
| Mac Bain | Touch Not The Cat Bot A Targe | Touch Not The Cat Without A Targe |
| Mac Beth | Conjuncta Virtuti Fortuna | Fortune Is Allied To Bravery |
| Mac Callum | In Ardua Tendit | He Attempts Difficult Things |
| Mac Coll | Justi Ut Sidera Fulgent | The Righteous Shine As Stars |
| Mac Corquodale | Vivat Rex | Long Life To The King |
| Mac Cubbins | Pro Rege Et Patria | For King And Country |
| Mac Culloch | Vi Et Animo | By Strength And Courage |
| Mac Donald (Clan Donald) | Per Mare Per Terras | By Sea And By Land |
| Mac Donald (Clanranald) | My Hope Is Constant In Thee | My Hope Is Constant In Thee |
| Mac Donald (Isles) | Per Mare Per Terras | By Sea And By Land |
| Mac Donald (Sleat) | Per Mare Per Terras | By Sea And By Land |
| Mac Donnell (Glengarry) | Creag An Fhitich | The Rock Of The Raven |
| Mac Donnell (Keppoch) | Per Mare Per Terras | By Sea And By Land |
| Mac Dougall | Buaidh No Bas | Victory Or Death |
| Mac Dowall | Vincere Vel Mori | To Conquer Or Die |
| Mac Duff | Deus Juvat | God Assists |
| Mac Ewan | Reviresco | I Flourish Again |
| Mac Fadden | Lamh Laidir An Nachtar | The Strong Hand Uppermost |
| Mac Farlane | This I'Ll Defend | This I'Ll Defend |
| Mac Fie | Pro Rege | For The King |
| Mac Gill | Sine Fine | Without End |
| Mac Gillivray | Touch Not This Cat | Touch Not This Cat |
| Mac Gregor | S Rioghal Mo Dhream | Royal Is My Race |
| Mac Iain | In Hope I Byde | In Hope I Remain |
| Mac Innes | E Labore Dulcedo | Pleasure Arises Out Of Labour |
| Mac Innes | Irid Ghibht Dhe Agus An Righ | Through The Grace Of God And The King |
| Mac Intosh | Touch Not The Cat Bot A Glove | Touch Not The Cat Without A Glove |
| Mac Intyre | Per Ardua | Through Difficulties |
| Mac Iver | Nunquam Obliviscar | I Will Never Forget |
| Mac Kay | Manu Forti | With A Strong Hand |
| Mac Kellar | Perseverando | By Persevering |
| Mac Kenzie | Luceo Non Uro | I Shine, Not Burn |
| Mac Kenzie (Seaforth) | Cuidich &Quot;N Righ | Help The King |
| Mac Kie | Labora | By Labour |
| Mac Kindlay | Spernit Humum | He Despises The Earth |
| Mac Kinnon | Audentes Fortuna Juvat | Fortune Assists The Daring |
| Mac Lachlan | Fortis Et Fidus | By Fidelity And Fortitude |
| Mac Laine | Vincere Vel Mori | To Conquer Or Die |
| Mac Laren | Creag An Tuirc | The Boar'S Rock |
| Mac Lean | Virtue Mine Honour | Virtue Is My Distinction |
| Mac Lellan | Think On | Think On |
| Mac Lennan | Dum Spiro Spero | While I Breathe I Hope |
| Mac Leod | Hold Fast | Stand Your Ground |
| Mac Leod Of Lewis | I Birn Quhil I Se | I Burn While I Shall |
| Mac Millan | Miseris Succurrere Disco | I Learn To Succour The Distressed |
| Mac Nab | Timor Omnis Abesto | Let All Fear Be Absent |
| Mac Naughton | I Hope In God | I Hope In God |
| Mac Neil (Barra) | Vincere Vel Mori | To Conquer Or Die |
| Mac Neill (Gigha) | Vincere Aut Mori | To Conquer Or Die |
| Mac Phail | Memor Esto | Be Mindful |
| Mac Pherson | Touch Not The Cat Bot A Glove | Touch Not The Cat Without A Glove |
| Mac Quarrie | Turris Fortis Mihi Deus | God Is A Strong Tower To Me |
| Mac Queen | Constant And Faithful | Constant And Faithful |
| Mac Rae | Fortitudine | By Fortitude |
| Mac Tavish | Non Oblitus | Forget Not |
| Mac Thomas | Deo Juvante Invidiam Superabo | With God'S Help, I Shall Conquer Envy |
| Maitland | Consilio Et Animis | By Wisdom And Courage |
| Majoribanks | Et Custos Et Pugnax | Both A Preserver And A Champion |
| Malcolm | In Ardua Petit | He Aims At Difficult Things |
| Matheson | Fac Et Spera | Do And Hope |
| Maxwell | Reviresco | I Flourish Again |
| Mc Alpine | Cuinich Bas Alpin | Remember The Death Of Alpin |
| Melville | Denique Coelum | Heaven At Last |
| Menzies | Vil God I Zal | Will God I Shall |
| Mitchell | Favente Deo Supero | By God'S Favour I Conquer |
| Moffat | Spero Meliora | I Hope For Better Things |
| Moncreiffe | Sur Esperance | Upon Hope |
| Montgomery | Garde Bien | Guard Well |
| Morrison | Teaghlach Phabbay | Family Of Phabbay |
| Mowat | Monte Alto | On A High Mount |
| Muir | Durum Patentia Frango | I Overcome Difficulty By Patience |
| Munro | Dread God | Beware The Wrath Of God Or Fear God |
| Murray | Tout Pret | Quite Ready |
| Murray (Athol) | Furth Fortune And Fill The Fetters | Furth Fortune And Fill The Fetters |
| Napier | Sans Tache | Without Stain |
| Nicholson | Generositate | By Generosity |
| Nicholson | Sgorra Bhreac | Sgorra Bhreac |
| Nisbet | I Byd It | I Command It |
| Ogilvie | A Fin | To The End |
| Oliphant | A Tout Pourvoir | To Provide For All |
| Paterson | Huc Tendimus Omnes | We All Strive For This |
| Pollack | Audacter Et Strenue | Boldly And Earnestly |
| Preston | Praesto Ut Praestem | I Undertake That I May Perform |
| Preston | Vive Ut Vivas | Live That You May Live |
| Pringle | Amicitia Reddit Honores | Friendship Gives Honours |
| Ramsay | Ora Et Labora | Pray And Labour |
| Rattray | Super Sidera Votum | My Desires Extend Beyond The Stars |
| Robertson | Virtutis Gloria Merces | Glory Is The Reward Of Valour |
| Rollo | La Fortune Passe Partout | Fortune Makes Way Through Everything |
| Rose | Constant And true | Constant And true |
| Ross | Spem Successus Alit | Success Nourishes Hope |
| Russell | Virtus Sine Macula | Virtue Without Stain |
| Rutherford | Nec Sorte Nec Fato | Neither By Chance, Nor Fate |
| Ruthven | Deid Shaw | Deeds Show |
| Sandiland | Spero Meliora | I Hope For Better Things |
| Scott | Amo | I Love |
| Scrimgeour | Dissipate | Scatter |
| Sempill | Keep tryst | Keep The Appointed Meeting |
| Seton | Hazard Yet Forward | Hazard Yet Forward |
| Shaw | Fide Et Fortitudine | By Fidelity And Fortitude |
| Sinclair | Commit Thy Work To God | Commit Thy Work To God |
| Skene | Virtutis Regia Merces | A Palace Is The Reward Of Bravery |
| Smith | Luceo Non Uro | I Shine Not Burn |
| Somerville | Fear God In Life | Fear God In Life |
| Stewart | Virescit Vulnere Virtus | Valour Strengthens From A Wound |
| Stewart (Athol) | Furth Fortune And Fill The Fetters | Furth Fortune And Fill The Fetters |
| Stewart Of Appin | Quidder Will Zie | What Is Your Future |
| Stirling | Gang Forward | Go Forward |
| Strachan | Non Timeo Sed Caveo | I Do Not Fear But Am Cautious |
| Stuart | Nobilis Est Ira Leonis | Noble Is The Wrath Of The Lion |
| Sutherland | Sans Peur | Without Fear |
| trotter | In Promptu | In Readiness |
| Turnbull | I Saved The King | I Saved The King |
| Tweedie | Thol And Think | Suffer And Think |
| Urquhart | Meane Weil Speake Weil Doe Weil | Mean Well Speak Well And Do Well |
| Wallace | Pro Libertate | For Liberty |
| Wardlaw | Familias Firmat Pietas | Religion Strengthens Families |
| Wedderburn | Non Degener | Not Degenerated |
| Weir | Vero Nihil Verius | Nothing truer Than truth |
| Wemyss | Je Pense | I Think |
| Wilson | Semper Vigilans | Always Vigilant |
| Wood | Defend | Defend |
| Young | Robore Prudentia Prastat | Prudence Excels Strength |