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Dum spiro spero (Latin "While I breathe, I hope") is a motto of various places and families. Image File history File links Wikitext. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

States and Towns

The notable origin of the motto is St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Its attribution to Saint Andrew and his bones being taken to this small fishing village on the North Sea, contributed to its direct linkage between the saying, the town, the University of St Andrews and the Saint. For other uses, see St Andrews (disambiguation). ... Saint Andrew (Greek: Ανδρέας, Andreas), called in the Orthodox tradition Protocletos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the elder brother of Saint Peter. ... St Marys College Bute Medical School St Leonards College[5][6] Affiliations 1994 Group Website http://www. ...

It is also the state motto of South Carolina, adopted in 1776. On March 26, 1776, the Provincial Congress of South Carolina set up an independent government, and the motto formed a part of official great seal, created by W. H. Drayton. Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude...

Dum spiro spero was the state motto for the Kingdom of Sarawak. The White Rajahs refer to a dynasty that founded and ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946. ...

Dum Spiro Spero is the motto of the Principality of Hutt River, and appears on their coat of arms. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Families

Dum spiro spero has been the motto of the Scottish clan McLennan since at least the sixteenth century and many claim that this motto was used by the McLennan clan from the thirteenth century. It is also the family motto for the Liversidge family and variants, i.e. Liversage, Liversedge, etc, who drew their name from Liversedge in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Liversedge is a group of villages in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ...

"Dum Spiro Spero" is the Motto of the Stinton family, and appears on their coat of arms

"Dum Spiro Spero" also appears on the "Baker" family crest along with the 3 white swans.

Dum spiro spero has been a family motto of the Bushell, Bushnell and Bussell family possibly since they held a family seat in Somerset. Some believe that the usage pre-dates other usages of the motto in the context of a family motto.

The phrase "Dum Spiro Spero, Endure Forte" is the clan motto for the Lindsay family of Scotland also. It is engraved in the garden walls at Edzell Castle in Edzell, Scotland.

" Dum Spiro Spero" is also the family motto of the Roberts Family. Their Coat of arms containing The Blazon of Azure on a shevron, or classic shield. For the Creast a noble eagle with Unicorns as the supporters for the Shield and an Ornate mantling with crowned knight as it's helm.

Dum Spiro Spero is also the family motto of these families:

• the Casement Family
• the Cotter (O'Cotter) Family
• the Cutts Family
• the Dillon Family
• the Doran Family since 1567.
• the Favron Family
• the Garland Family
• the Glaze and Glazewood Families
• the Hoar (Hoare) Family
• the Hardinge Family
• the Lennnon Family
• the Mason Family
• the McElvaney Family
• the Partridge Family
• the Sharp(e) Family
• the Sparks Family
• the Spearman Family

Trivia

This quote is also found on the Citadel Ring (The Military College of South Carolina) in the state Seal for South Carolina

STROPDAS and the common misunderstanding about TACHOS

"Dum spiro spero" is also the motto of the oldest students' rowing fraternity STROPDAS of a students' rowing club called "Eindhovense Studenten Roeivereniging Theta", in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Some people who live in the rowershouse called TACHOS, also from "Eindhovense Studenten Roeivereniging Theta", claim this motto to be theirs. This is considered a joke within the rowing society of Eindhoven. ^{[citation needed]} Country Netherlands Province North Brabant Government  - Mayor Alexander Sakkers (VVD) Area (2006)  - Municipality 88. ...