| Clan or title | Slogan[7] | Notes |
|---|
| Anstruther | CASTLE DREEL[8] |
| Arthur | EISD O EISD[9] | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Listen o listen") Appears in the second compartment of the current chief's Arms.[9] |
| Barclay | TOWIE BARCLAY[8] |
| Borthwick | A BORTHWICK[8] | |
| Bruce | FUIMUS[8] | Latin: "We have been". |
| Buchanan | Clar Innis | An island inLoch Lomond.[10] |
| Buchan | AUCHMACOY[8] | Refers to theclan seat in Auchmacoy. |
| Cameron | Chlanna nan con thigibh a' so 's gheibh sibh feòil | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Sons of the hounds come here and get flesh")[10] |
| Campbell | CRUACHAN | Previously thought to refer toBen Cruachan nearLoch Awe. The slogan actually refers to a farm on the west coast of Loch Awe, oppositeInnischonnell Castle.[11] |
| Colquhoun | CNOC EALACHAIN | Refers to a mountain near Rossdhu, former seat of the chiefs of the clan.[12] |
| Cranstoun | COREHOUSE[8] | Refers to theclan seat in Corehouse. |
| Donnachaidh | GARG 'N UAIR DHUISGEAR | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Fierce when roused")[10] |
| Drummond | GANG WARILY[8] |
| Farquharson | CÀRN NA CUIMHNE | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Cairn of remembrance")[10] |
| Forbes | Lònach | A mountain inStrathdon.[10] |
| Forsyth | INSTAURATOR RUINAE[8] | Latin: "A repairer of ruin" |
| Fraser | A' Mhor-fhaiche | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Restorer of Ruins")[10] |
| Caistel Dhùm | Castle Downie.[10] |
| Gordon | AN GORDONACH | (from Scottish Gaelic: "A Gordon")[10] |
| Grant | CRAIG ELACHAIDH | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The rock of alarm") |
| Gregor | ARD-COILLE | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Height of the wood", or "High wood")[10] |
| Grierson | LAG[8] |
| Hannay | SORBIE[8] |
| Hay | THE HAY[8] |
| Henderson | FORDELL[8] |
| Highlanders in general | Albanich![13] |
| Johnstone | LOCHWOOD[8] |
| Keith | A KEITH[8] |
| Kerr | Sero Sed Serio | Latin: Late but in earnest |
| Kincaid | A KINCAID[8] |
| King of Scotland | St. Andrew![13] |
| Lamont | ARDLAMONT[8] |
| Lennox | THE LENNOX[8] |
| Leslie | BALLINBREICH[8] |
| Lumsden | A LUMSDEN[8] |
| Macdonald | FRAOCH EILEAN | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The Heathery Isle")[10]The slogan appears on a compartment in the current chief's Arms.[14]The slogan refers to an island in theSound of Islay.[11] |
| Macdonald of Clanranald | DH' AINDEOIN CO THEIREADH E | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Gainsay who dare")[10]The slogan appears on a compartment in the current chief's Arms.[15] |
| Macdonell of Glengarry | CRAGAN AN FHITHICH[16] | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The raven's rock")[10]The slogan appears in an Escroll over the Arms of the current chief.[16] |
| MacDonald of Keppoch | DIA 'S NAOMH AINDREA | (from Scottish Gaelic: "God andSt. Andrew")[10]The slogan appears as a second motto in a lower Escroll on the current chief's Arms.[17] |
| MacDougall | Buaidh no Bàs | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Victory or Death")[10] |
| Macfarlane | Loch Slòigh | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The loch of the host")[10] |
| Macgillivray | Dunmaghlas | The name of the chief's castle.[10] |
| Mackay | BRATACH BAN MHIC AOIDH[18] | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The white banner of The Mackay")[10] |
| Mackenzie | Tulach Ard | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The High Hillock")[10] |
| Mackinnon | Cuimhnich bàs Ailpein | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Remember the death of Alpin")[10] |
| Mackintosh | LOCH MÒIGH | Loch Moy, a loch near the seat of the clan chiefs.[10] |
| MacLaren | Creag an Tuirc | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The boar's rock")[10] |
| Maclean | Bàs no Beatha | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Death or life")[10] |
| Fear eile airson Eachuinn | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Another for Hector")[10] |
| MacLennan | Druim nan deur | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The ridge of tears")[10] |
| MacMillan | CHNAP[18] | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Knap") |
| Macnab | BOVAIN | The old Macnabduthus.[10] |
| Macnaghten | Frechelan | A castle onLoch Awe.[10] |
| MacNeil | Buaidh no Bàs | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Victory or Death")[10] |
| Macpherson | CREAG AN DHUIBH | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The black rock") Located near Cluny.[10] |
| Macquarrie | An t-Arm breac dearg | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The Red Speckled (or spotted) Army")[10] |
| Macrae | Sgurr Uaran | A mountain in Kintail nearLoch Duich. It is one of the "Five Sisters of Kintail".[19] |
| Matheson | Acha 'n dà thernaidh | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The Field of the Two Declivities")[10] |
| Menzies | Geal is Dearg a suas | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Up with the Red and White")[10] |
| Morrison | DUN EISTEIN[20] | Dùn Èistean, sometimesAnglicised as "Hugh's Castle".[10] The slogan appears on the chief's Arms (on a compartment below the shield).[20] |
| Munro | CASTEAL FÓLAIS NA THEINE | (from Scottish Gaelic: "Foulis Castle on fire")[10] |
| Murray | Furth fortune and fill the fetters | (from Scots: "go forth against your enemies, have good fortune, and return with captives") |
| Stewart of Appin | Creag-an-Sgairbh | (from Scottish Gaelic: "The Cormorant's Rock") A rock in Appin.[10] |
| Sutherland | Ceann na Drochaide Bige | A bridge at Dunrobin.[10] |
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