kentucky is the only u.s. state to have a motto in italian.
kentucky is the only u.s. state to have a motto in italian.
what is the only u.s. state to have a motto in italian?
kentucky
the state motto, "fatti maschii, parole femine" (), has its origin in the archaic italian and translates as "manly deeds, womanly words", or more generally, "strong deeds, gentle words," which is the translation the government of maryland cites officially. maryland is the only state with a motto in italian. the saying is the motto of the calvert family (the barons baltimore) who first founded the colony of maryland. george calvert, 1st baron baltimore, (1579-1632), made it his family's motto in 1622 and it appears that the saying was well known in 17th-century england.
seal of maryland
all of the united states' 50 states have a state motto, as do the district of columbia, and 3 u.s. territories. a motto is a phrase intended to formally describe the general motivation or intention of an organization. state mottos can sometimes be found on state seals or state flags. some states have officially designated a state motto by an act of the state legislature, whereas other states have the motto only as an element of their seals. the motto of the united states itself is "in god we trust", proclaimed by congress and signed into law by president dwight d. eisenhower on july 30, 1956. the motto "e pluribus unum" (latin for "one from many") was approved for use on the great seal of the united states in 1782, but was never adopted as the national motto through legislative action.
list of u.s. state and territory mottos