The 50 United States and their Mottos and Nicknames
with links to Key to the City pages for each state
State |
Motto |
Nickname |
Audemus jua
nostra defendere |
The Heart of Dixie |
|
North to the Future |
The Great Land |
|
Ditat Deus
|
The Grand Canyon State |
|
Regnat Populus
|
The Natural State |
|
Eureka |
The Golden State |
|
Nil Sine Numine
|
The Mile-High
State |
|
Qui Transtulit
Sustinet |
The Constitution State |
|
Liberty and Independence |
The First State |
|
In God We Trust |
The Sunshine State |
|
Wisdom, justice, and moderation |
The Peach State |
|
Ua mau ke ea o
ka aina i ka pono |
The Aloha State |
|
Esto Perpetua
|
The Gem State |
|
State sovereignty, national union |
The Prairie State |
|
Our liberties
we prize and |
The Hawkeye State |
|
The Crossroads of America |
The Hoosier State |
|
Ad Astra per
Aspera |
The Sunflower State |
|
United we stand, divided we shall fall |
The Bluegrass State |
|
Union, justice and confidence |
The Pelican State |
|
Dirigo (I Direct) |
The Pine Tree State |
|
Fatti Maschii
Parole Femine |
The Old Line State |
|
Ense Petit
Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem |
The Bay State |
|
Si Quaeris
Peninsulam Amoenam Circumsice |
The Wolverine State |
|
L'Etoile du
Nord |
The Land of 10,000 Lakes |
|
Virtute et
Armis |
The South's Warmest Welcome |
|
Salus Populi
Suprema Lex Esto |
The Show Me State |
|
Gold and Silver |
Big Sky Country |
|
Equality before the law |
Cornhusker State |
|
All for our country |
The Silver State |
|
Live free or die |
The Granite State |
|
Liberty and Prosperity |
The Garden State |
|
Crescit Eundo (It Grows as It Goes) |
Land of Enchantment |
|
Exelsior |
The Empire State |
|
Esse Quam
Videri |
The Tar Heel State |
|
Liberty and
union, now and forever, |
Peace Garden State |
|
With God, all things are possible |
The Buckeye State |
|
Labor Omnia
Vincit |
The Sooner State |
|
Alis Volat
Propriis |
The Beaver State |
|
Virtue, liberty and independence |
The Keystone State |
|
Hope |
The Ocean State |
|
Animis
Opibusque Parati |
The Palmetto State |
|
Under God, the people rule |
The Mount Rushmore State |
|
Agriculture and commerce |
The Volunteer State |
|
Friendship |
The Lone Star State |
|
Industry |
The Beehive State |
|
Freedom and unity |
The Green Mountain State |
|
Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants) |
The Old Dominion |
|
Al-ki (By and By) |
The Evergreen State |
|
Montani Semper
Liberi |
The Mountain State |
|
Forward |
The Badger State |
|
Equal Rights |
The Cowboy State |
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