Hmmm. . . it's similar to the motto of the Whitakers of Home, 'Robur et Fides', which means 'Strength and Fidelity'. The question is. . . what does 'Spes' mean? -Robert Scott Whitaker > -----Original Message----- > From: The Whitakers [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 1998 4:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: How's your Latin > > > Trying to find the meaning for Spes Et Fides and Allan askes > me to pass the > request on to you. Can you help? > > Dear L Whitaker: > > Allen, read your WebPages and I am quite impressed. I have > always wanted to > know when the Whitaker name was first recorded. Coming from a > small family > and my parents passed away at an early age. Since going on > the internet I > have been > able to do some research myself. I am interested in knowing > the English > translation for: - Spes Et Fides-. > Best regards, > David Whitaker > > > >