Selected Mottoes (with Translations): "B" Surnames
| Family Name | Original Language (Usually Latin or Old French) | English Translation (if needed) |
| Bacchus | -- | The eagle does not catch flies |
| Backhouse | Confido in Deo | Help in God |
| Bagwell | In fide et in bello fortis | Strong both in faith and in war |
| Bailey | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Bailey | Nil claraius astris | Nothing brighter than the stars |
| Baillie | Spero meliora | I hope for better things |
| Bain | Virtute | By virtue |
| Baird | Vi et virtute | By strength and valour |
| Baker | -- | Love and dread |
| Baker | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Baker | Finis coronat opus | The end crowns the work |
| Baker | Honos virtutes satilles | Honour the attendant of virtue |
| Baker | Nemo sine cruce beatus | No one is happy but by the cross |
| Balfour | -- | God gives increase |
| Balfour | Omne solum forti patria | Every sail to a brave man in his country first |
| Ball | Fulcrum dignitotis virus | Virtue is the support of dignity |
| Balmanno | Fortiter | Boldly |
| Balme | Fideliter | Faithfully |
| Bamber | Fortis et egregius | Brave and distinguished |
| Band | Dieu est mon aide | God is my help |
| Banks | Perseverando | By perservering |
| Bannerman | Pro patria | For my country |
| Bannon | De Dieu tout | From God everything |
| Banntyne | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| St Barbe | -- | Look and live |
| Barbeson | Semper fidelis | Always faithful |
| Baring | Probitate et labore | By honesty and toil |
| Baring | Virtus in arduis | Courage in difficulties |
| Barker | Fide sed cui vide | Trust, but be careful whom (you trust) |
| Barkworth | Esto quod esse videris | Men should be what they seem |
| Barnard | Festina lente | Be quick without impetuosity |
| Barne | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Barnes | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Barnet | Finis coronat opus | The end crowns the work |
| Barnewall | Malo mori quam foedari | Death rather than dishonour |
| Barns | Coelum non solum | Heaven not earth |
| Barns | -- | Peace and plenty |
| Barnwell | Loyal aut mort | Loyal to the death |
| Barr | Fortitudine | With fortitude |
| Barreau | In hoc signo vinces | Under this sign you shall conquer |
| Barrett | -- | In uprightness God will support us |
| Barrett | Frangas non flectes | You may break but shall not bend me |
| Barron | Audaces fortuna juvat | Fortune favours the bold |
| Barron | Fortuna juvat audaces | Fortune favours the bold |
| Barrs | Disce pati | Learn to endure |
| Barry | -- | God's providence is my inheritance |
| Barry | Boutez en avant | Put forward |
| Barry | Fortitudine | With fortitude |
| Barton | Fide et fortitude | By fidelity and fortitude |
| Barton | Vis fortibus arma vigour | Vigour is arms to brave men |
| Barwis | Misneac | Bear and forbear |
| Baskcomb | Forti et fideli nihil difficle | To the brave and faithful man nothing is difficult |
| Bate | Dieu et ma main droite | God and my right hand |
| Bateman | Nec Pretio nec prece | Neither by bribery nor prayer |
| Bates | Fortis in arduis | Brave in difficulties |
| Bathgate | Vive ut vivas | Live that you may live forever |
| Batt | Virtute et valore | By virtue and valour |
| Baxter | Vincit veritas | Truth conquers |
| Baxter | Virtute non verbis | Deeds not words |
| Bazilie | -- | Be not wanting |
| Bazley | Finem respice | Consider the end |
| Bazley | Finis coronat opus | The end crowns the work |
| Beadnell | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Beadon | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Beaman | Fortiter | Boldly |
| Beare | Misneac | Bear and forbear |
| Beasley | Labor omnia vincit | Work wins everything |
| Beatson | Pro patria | For my country |
| Beattie | Lumen coeleste sequamur | May we follow heavenly inspiration |
| Beatty | Lumen coeleste sequamur | May we follow heavenly inspiration |
| Beauchamp | Toujours fidele | Always faithful |
| Beaumont | Fide sed cui vide | Trust, but be careful whom (you trust) |
| Beckford | De Dieu tout | From God everything |
| Becher | Bis vivit qui bene vivit | He lives twice who lives well |
| Bedingfield | -- | The eagle does not catch flies |
| Beedham | -- | God be in my bede |
| Beevor | Nil desperandum | Never dispair |
| Beilby | Labor omnia vincit | Work wins everything |
| O'Beirne | Fuimus | We have been (We have made our mark ) |
| Belcher | Loyal aut mort | Loyal to the death |
| Belfield | Ubi amor ibi fides | Where there is love, there is faith |
| Bell | Perseverantia | Perseverance |
| Bellenden | Sic itir ad astra | This is the way of the stars |
| Bennet(t) | -- | Serve the king |
| Bennet(t) | De bon vouloir servir le patriae | To serve the country with right good will |
| Bennet(t) | Aut nunquam tentes, aut perfice | Either do not attempt, or complete |
| Bent | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Bentley | Vive ut vivas | Live that you may live forever |
| Bere | Misneac | Bear and forbear |
| Berens | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Bernard | Misneac | Bear and forbear |
| Bernard | Virtus probata florescit | Tried virtue flourishes |
| Berners | Del fuego lo avolo | I escaped from the fire |
| Berry | Nihil sine labore | Nothing without labour |
| Berry | Per ardua | Through difficulties |
| Best | Sola cruce | Only the cross |
| Bethune | Nunquam non paratus | Never unprepared |
| Betton | Nunquam non paratus | Never unprepared |
| Beynon | Heb Dduw heb ddim a Duw a digon | Without God, without anything, God is enough |
| Bigland | -- | Gratitude |
| Binckes | Deo patria amicas | To God, country, and friends |
| Bingham | Spes mea Christus | Christ is my hope |
| Black | Non crux sed lux | Not the cross, but its light |
| Blair | Amo probos | Love proved |
| Blake | Virtus sola nobilitat | Virtue alone ennobles |
| Biss | Nil conscire sibi | To have a conscience free from guilt |
| Bisset | Reviresco | I flourish again |
| Bla(c)kie | Virtute et fidelitate | By valour and fidelity |
| Blacker | Pro Deo et rege | For God and king |
| Blair | -- | God be my guide |
| Blair | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Blaydes | Pro Deo, rege, et patria | For God, king, and country |
| Blayney | Non nobis solum | Not for us for oneself |
| Bleauw | Festina lente | Be quick without impetuosity |
| Blennerhassett | Fortes fortuna juvat | Fortune favours the bold |
| Bligh | Finem respice | Consider the end |
| Blomefield | Pro aris et focis | For our altars and our home |
| Blomfield | -- | Zeal and honour |
| Bloomfield | Fortes fortuna juvat | Fortune favours the bold |
| Blosse | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Boevey | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Boland | Pro patria | For my country |
| Bolden | Pour bien desirer | For wishing well |
| Boleyn | Deus nobis haec otia fecit | God has given us this tranquility |
| Bolger | Deus nobis haec otia fecit | God has given us this tranquility |
| Bolton | Dominus providebit | God will provide |
| Bolton | Vi et virtute | By strength and valour |
| Le Bon | Confido | I confide |
| Bond | Nemo me impune lacessit | No one provokes me with impunity |
| Bonham | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Bonner | Semper fidelis | Always faithful |
| Bonsall | Pro patria | For my country |
| Bonteine | Soli Deo gloria | Glory to God alone |
| Booth | In hoc signo vinces | Under this sign you shall conquer |
| Borland | -- | Press through |
| Borthwick | Coelitus datum | Given by God |
| Boss | Cada uno es hijo desus obras | Every man is the son of his works |
| Boswell | -- | Nothing venture, nothing have |
| Boswell | Fortiter | Boldly |
| Botfield | -- | The Lord will provide |
| Bottomley | Fideli certa merces | To the faithful there is certain reward |
| Boudier | Dieu et la religion | God and the religion |
| Boughton | Omne bonum Dei donum | All good things comes in the gift of God |
| Boulton | Faire sans dire | To do without speaking (Deeds not words ) |
| Boulton | Mens conscia recti | A mind conscious of rectitude |
| Bourke | Audaces fortuna juvat | Fortune favours the bold |
| Bourke | In hoc signo vinces | Under this sign you shall conquer |
| Bourne | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Bourne | Semper vigilans | Always watchful |
| Le Boutillier | Pro rege | For my king |
| Bowen | Audaces fortuna juvat | Fortune favours the bold |
| Bowen | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Bowen | In hoc signo vinces | Under this sign you shall conquer |
| Bower | -- | Hope well and have well |
| Bower | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Bowing | -- | Onward |
| Boyce | Deo patria tibi | For God, country, and yourself |
| Boycott | Pro rege et religione | For king and religion |
| Boyd | Candor dat viribus alas | Truth gives wings to strength |
| Boyd | Confido | I confide |
| Boylan | Virtute et fidelitate | By valour and fidelity |
| Boyle | -- | God's providence is my inheritance |
| Boyle | Dominus providebit | God will provide |
| Boyle | Spectemur agendo | Let us be judged by our actions |
| Bracebridge | -- | Be as God will |
| Bradley | Vigilans et audax | Vigilant and bold |
| Bradshaigh | Qui vit content lient assez | He that lives content has got enough |
| Bradshaw | Qui vit content lient assez | He that lives content has got enough |
| Brady | Claritate dextra | With a bright light to the right |
| Braidwood | Vigeur de dessus | Strength from above |
| Brand | Pour bien desirer | For wishing well |
| Brandling | Fide et virtute | By fidelity and valour |
| Brandreth | Nunquam non paratus | Never unprepared |
| Branfill | -- | Not in vain |
| Branson | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Breame | -- | God is my defender |
| Breen | Comrac an ceart | The right fight |
| Bren(n)an | Sub hoc signo vinces | Under this sign we shall conquer |
| Brenton | -- | Go through |
| Brett | Velis quod possis | Aim at what you can accomplish |
| Brey | -- | By degrees |
| Brickdale | Fide et fortitude | By fidelity and fortitude |
| Bridgman | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| O'Brien | Lahm laidir an nachtar | The strong hand uppermost |
| O'Brien | Vigeur de dessus | Strength from above |
| Briggs | Fortiter et fideliter | Boldly and faithfully |
| Brigham | In cruce salus | Salvation from the cross |
| Brinckman | Perseverando | By perservering |
| Brisbane | -- | Fear God |
| Broade | Pro Deo et rege | For God and king |
| Broadmead | Semper fidelis | Always faithful |
| Brodie | -- | Be mindful to unite |
| Brodie | -- | Unite |
| Broderick | -- | I reciprocate |
| Brogden | Constans et fidelis | Steady and faithful |
| Brooke | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Brooke | Spec mea in Deo | God is my hope |
| Brookfield | -- | Beware the reaping |
| Brooks | Finem respice | Consider the end |
| Brosnan | Fide et firme | Faithfully and firmly |
| Brouncker | -- | Duty |
| Brounker | Loyal aut mort | Loyal to the death |
| Brown | Deus pascit corvos | God feeds the ravens |
| Brown | Floreat majestas | Let majesty flourish |
| Brown | Labor omnia vincit | Work wins everything |
| Brown | Persevera Deoque confide | Persevere and trust in God |
| Brown | Spero | I hope |
| Browne | Fortiter et fideliter | Boldly and faithfully |
| Browne | Spectemur agendo | Let us be judged by our actions |
| Brownlow | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Bruce | -- | Be true |
| Bruce | -- | Courage |
| Bruce | -- | Do well and doubt not |
| Bruce | -- | True |
| Bruce | -- | Venture forward |
| Bruce | Fuimus | We have been (We have made our mark ) |
| Bruce | Omni solum forti patria | Every land is a brave man's country |
| Bruce | Omnia vincit amor | Love subdues all things |
| Bruges | Omne solum forti patria | Every sail to a brave man in his country first |
| Bryan | Fortis et fidelis | Brave and faithful |
| Bryden | -- | Keep watch |
| Brydges | Deus pascit corvos | God feeds the ravens |
| O' Bryen | Vigeur de dessus | Strength from above |
| Bryson | -- | God with my right |
| Buchanan | -- | God with my right |
| Buck | Fide et fortitude | By fidelity and fortitude |
| Buckler | Fidelis usque ad mortem | Faithful even to death |
| Buckley | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Bulfin | Vincit veritas | Truth conquers |
| Bulkeley | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Bull | -- | God is cortues |
| Buller | -- | The eagle does not catch flies |
| Bullock | Nil conscire sibi | To have a conscience free from guilt |
| Bulman | Pro patria | For my country |
| Bunbury | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Burder | Labor omnia vincit | Work wins everything |
| Burgess | Levius fit patientia | Patience makes burdens lighter |
| De Burgh | Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy | One God, one faith, one law |
| De Burgo | Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy | One God, one faith, one law |
| Burke | Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy | One God, one faith, one law |
| Burn | Vincit veritas | Truth conquers |
| Burns | -- | Ever ready |
| Burnaby | Pro rege | For my king |
| Burrard | -- | Persevere |
| Burrell | Sub libertate quietem | Rest under liberty |
| Burroughs | Audaces fortuna juvat | Fortune favours the bold |
| Burrow | Deus nobis haec otia fecit | God has given us this tranquility |
| Burrows | -- | Together |
| Burton | Dominus providebit | God will provide |
| Burton | Sans changer | Without changing |
| Bury | Festina lente | Be quick without impetuosity |
| Busfeild | Medio tutissimus ibis | You will go safest in the middle |
| Bush | -- | Hope me encourageth |
| Bushe | -- | Hope me encourageth |
| Bushell | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Butcher | -- | Be steady |
| Butler | -- | God be my guide |
| Butler | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Butler | Comme je trouve | As I find it |
| Buxton | -- | Do it with thy might |
| Buxton | -- | Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might |
| Byam | -- | The truth against the world |
| Byass | -- | By assiduity |
| Byrne | Certavi et vici | I have fought and conquered |
| Bysse | Bis vincit qui se vincit | He conquers twice who conquers himself |
| Sources: Fairbairn's Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland (1993, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc.) and The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales by Sir Bernard Burke (1996, Heritage Books: Bowie MD) | ||
