Dum spiro spero Totally Explained

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Dum spiro spero means "While I breathe, I hope" in Latin and is generally attributed to Cicero. It is a motto of various places and families.

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.
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.
The quote is also found on the Citadel Ring (The Military College of South Carolina) in the state seal for South Carolina. Dum Spiro Spero was the state motto for the Kingdom of Sarawak. Dum Spiro Spero is the motto of the Principality of Hutt River, and appears on their coat of arms.

Families

Dum spiro spero is the family motto of numerous families worldwide, including:

the Scottish Clan MacLennan, who have used it since at least the sixteenth century, and many claim that this motto was used by the MacLennans from the thirteenth century.

the Liversidge family, and variants, for example Liversage, Liversedge, etc, who draw their name from Liversedge in West Yorkshire, England.

the Harigon family, who adopted it because over many years of peril and distress they hoped for a land of many sheep and pastures. They moved to New Zealand and harbor sheep that have been neglected on their farm, named after this famous saying.

the Stinton family, who display the motto on their coat of arms.

the Baker family, who display the motto on their family crest, along with the 3 white swans.

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

the Lindsay family of Scotland, who also use the motto Endure Forte. These are engraved in the garden walls at Edzell Castle in Angus, Scotland.

the Roberts family, whose coat of arms is azure, a chevron argent, with an eagle crest and unicorns for supporters.

the Salmon family, whose origins are in Scotland, display the motto underneath the family shield, which bears six fleurs-de-lis and six salmon (fish). Dum Spiro Spero is also the family motto of the arms of these families:

the Casement family

the Copperwheat family

the Cotter (O'Cotter) family

the Cutts family

the Cutler family

the Davi(e)s family

the Dillon family

the Doran family, since 1567

the Falls family

the Favron family

the Garland family

the Glaze and Glazewood families

the Hoar (Hoare) family

the Hardinge family

the Knott family

the Lennon family

the Manser family

the Mason family

the McElvaney family

the McRoberts family

the Morgan family

the Pearson family

the Partridge family

the Sharp(e) family

the Sparks family

the Spearman family

the Storrow family

the Whitehead family

the Snowden family

the von Meyer family

the Whited familyFurther Information

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