Latin to English help please

The full Latin motto is "concordia
parva crescunt - little things grow with harmony".

Family motto Latin to English
More than a bit late, but: HIS PARVA CRESCUNT means "By these small things, grow great"; it is the Hayslip family motto.

There are a few translations for this depending on who you ask.

This has been on my family Crest for over 350 years and we have always been taught that it means, "The Little Ascend." It is also "Little Things grow." I've never heard the Harmony but I wouldn't despute it either.

I was taught that our family had started out as trail makers on the border of England and Ireland. They cleared thick growths Hazel allowing for a clear path between the two lands. Over time as the path grew in popularity my family also gained in stature, and overtime took the name Hazely. (Not sure I'm spelling that right) Somewhere along the line Hazely became Haseley. The land they settled became known as "Great Haseley" Which still exists today.

Hence: "The Little Ascend"

Now I can't stress enough I am not reciting "Wiki or the Great Haseley" Website that's my family history as it has been handed down in my family. So don't start quoting and going "THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS HERE!" LOL

(As I am finding this years after your post, I have little hope that you'll see it... but am interested in contributing to the conversation and learning. Thank you.) This is wonderful--especially as we share a family history (I'm from the Heaslip branch of this vast tree). However, as there is no "border" between Ireland and England (other than an aqueous one), I wonder if you mean the English-Scottish border?

Hi,Can anybody please tell me what --"His parva crescunt"--means in English please..I have searched everywhere and cant' find out..Many thanks.. Very Happy Very Happy

So amusing.


https://scotsoflou.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Clan-HISLOP.pdf

Looks like the family Hislop decided to cobble together HIS with some garbled Latin to form a motto.

Full (Latin)quotation: nam concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maxumae dilabuntur ("concord will make small things flourish, discord will destroy great things").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_makes_strength