Selected Mottoes (with Translations): "W" Surnames
| Family Name | Original Language (Usually Latin or Old French) | English Translation (if needed) |
| Waddell | Orna verum | Adorn the truth |
| Waddy | Ob ducem ob patrium | On account of our leader and country |
| Wade | Pro fide et patria | For faith and country |
| Waldron | Fortis et velox | Strong and swift |
| Walker | Per varios casus | By various fortunes |
| Wall | Aut Caesar aut nihil | Either Caesar or nothing |
| Wallace | Sperandum est | It is to be hoped |
| Walsh | Transfixus sed non mortuus | Wounded but not dead |
| Ward | Sub cruce salus | Salvation under the cross |
| Warren | Ero quod spero | I will again hope |
| Waters | Spero | I hope |
| Webb | Victoria a Domino | Lord of victory |
| Webster | Carpe diem | Seize the present opportunity |
| Weir | Nihil verius | Nothing more true |
| West | Jour de ma vi | Day of my life |
| Whelan | Turris fortis mihi Deus | God is a tower of strength to me |
| White | Echel agus coruic | The axle and coryg |
| Williams | En suivant la verite | By following the truth |
| Wilson | Fortuna audaces juvat | Fortune favours the bold |
| Wogan | Vi et virtute | By strength and valour |
| Wood(s) | Fructo cognoscitur arbor | A tree is recognised by its fruit |
| Woulfe | Coileán uasal | Gentle cub |
| Wright | Honor virtutes praemium | Honor is the reward of valour |
| Wynne | Non sibi sed toti | Not for one self but for all |
| Wainwright | Spec mea in Deo | God is my hope |
| Wait | Pro aris et focis | For our altars and our home |
| Wakeman | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Walfeld | Nosce teipsum | Know thyself |
| Walker | - | Ready and faithful |
| Walker | - | Walk in fear of God |
| Walker | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Walker | In Deo confido | I trust in God |
| Walker | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Walker | Nil desperandum | Never dispair |
| Wright | Honor virtutes praemium | Honor is the reward of valour |
| Wynne | Non sibi sed toti | Not for one self but for all |
| Wainwright | Spec mea in Deo | God is my hope |
| Wait | Pro aris et focis | For our altars and our home |
| Wakeman | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Walfeld | Nosce teipsum | Know thyself |
| Walker | - | Ready and faithful |
| Walker | - | Walk in fear of God |
| Walker | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Walker | In Deo confido | I trust in God |
| Walker | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Walker | Nil desperandum | Never dispair |
| Waterton | - | Better kinde frembd than frembd kyen |
| Watkins | Virtute | By virtue |
| Watlington | Mens conscia recti | A mind conscious of rectitude |
| Watson | Esto quod esse videris | Men should be what they seem |
| Watson | Mea gloria fides | Faith is my glory |
| Watters | Toujours fidele | Always faithful |
| Watts | Fide sed cui vide | Trust, but be careful whom (you trust) |
| Way | Nil desperandum | Never dispair |
| Webb | - | Be firm |
| Webster | Vincit veritas | Truth conquers |
| Wedderburn | - | The eagle does not catch flies |
| Wedderburn | Nil desperandum | Never dispair |
| Weeden | Spes mea Christus | Christ is my hope |
| Wegg | Nil conscire sibi | To have a conscience free from guilt |
| Weller | - | Steady |
| Wellesley | Virtutis fortuna comes | Fortune the companion of valour |
| Wells | In scientia veritas in arte honestas | In science truth, in art honour |
| Wellwood | Reviresco | I flourish again |
| Wentworth | En Dieu est tout | In God is all |
| Wentworth | Mea gloria fides | Faith is my glory |
| Were | Fuimus | We have been (We have made our mark ) |
| Wesley | - | God is love |
| Westcombe | Festina lente | Be quick without impetuosity |
| Westerman | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Western | Nec temere nec timide | Neither rashly nor timidly |
| Weston | - | The eagle does not catch flies |
| Wheel | Res non verba | Facts not words |
| Whimper | Frangas non flectes | You may break, but shall not bend me |
| Whitaker | Festina lente | Be quick without impetuosity |
| White | - | Innocent courageous activity |
| White | - | The noblest motive is the public good |
| White | Vi et virtute | By strength and valour |
| White | Vigilans et audax | Vigilant and bold |
| Whitehead | Ad finem fidelis | Faithful to the end |
| Whitehead | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Whitehead | Virtute et valore | By virtue and valour |
| Whittall | - | Persevere |
| Whitworth | Dum spiro spero | While I breath I hope |
| Whymper | Frangas non flectes | You may break, but shall not bend me |
| Whyte | Virtute | By virtue |
| Wickham | - | Manners maketh man |
| Wight | Fortiter | Boldly |
| Wight | Pro rege et religione | For king and religion |
| Wightman | - | A wight man never wanted a weapon |
| Wilcoxon | Semper fidelis | Always faithful |
| Wilkie | Favente Deo | By Gods favour |
| Willett | Dieu et mon droit | God and my duty |
| Williams | Deus pascit corvos | God feeds the ravens |
| Williams | Fortiter et fideliter | Boldly and faithfully |
| Williams | Nil desperandum | Never dispair |
| Williamson | Dominus providebit | God will provide |
| Willington | Vigeur de dessus | Strength from above |
| Willliams | Heb Dduw heb ddin a Duw a digon | Without God, without anything, God is enough |
| Wills | Sursum | Upwards |
| Willyams | In Domino confido | In God we trust |
| Wilson | - | I will, who will not |
| Wilson | Fortiter et fideliter | Boldly and faithfully |
| Wilson | Non nobis solum | Not for us for oneself |
| Wilson | Res non verba | Facts not words |
| Wilson | Semper vigilans | Always watchful |
| Wilson | Sequitur patrem non passibus aequis | He follows his father with unequal steps |
| Wilson | Vincit qui se vincit | He conquers who conquers himself |
| Wilson | Virtute et labore | By valour and exertion |
| Wingrove | - | Fear God and dread nought |
| Winn | Virtute et labore | By valour and exertion |
| Wire | Vincit qui patitur | The one who is patient wins |
| Wodehouse | In hoc signo | Under this sign |
| Wolin | Favente Deo | By Gods favour |
| Wolley | Honeste audax | Honourably bold |
| Womack | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Wombwell | - | In well beware |
| Wood | - | Defend |
| Wood | Perseverando | By perservering |
| Woodcock | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Woodforde | Pro aris et focis | For our altars and our home |
| Woodhouse | In hoc signo | Under this sign |
| Woodlock | Vi et virtute | By strength and valour |
| Woodmas | Pro Deo et patria | For God and country |
| Woodward | Gardez bien | Guard well |
| Wooler | Confide recte agens | Trust in fair dealing |
| Wormald | Noli me tangere | Touch me not |
| Wornack | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem |
| Worship | Nil desperandum | Never dispair |
| Wrexham | - | Fear God, honor the King |
| Wright | Fuimus | We have been (We have made our mark ) |
| Wright | Per ardua | Through difficulties |
| Wright | Res non verba | Facts not words |
| Wykeham | - | Manners maketh man |
| Wykeham | Sans changer | Without changing |
| Wylde | Confide recte agens | Trust in fair dealing |
| Wylie | Fortes fortuna juvat | Fortune favours the bold |
| 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) | ||
