what exactly does "semper fi" mean?

Question

i know its a latin term used in the marines and i was told once before but i cant remember

Answer 1

always faithful

Answer 2

Semper Fidelis is Latin for "always faithful". It is the motto or title of several places and organizations.

here listed in the order of the date at which they adopted it:

1 The City of Exeter (1588)
2 The City of L'viv
3 St. Malo
4 Lucerne section of the Swiss Student Union
5 The Devonshire Regiment
6 The United States Marine Corps
7 Swiss Grenadier Regiment
8 Rot-Weiss Oberhausen
9 Plymouth Argyle Football Club

Answer 3

Semper Fidelis is Latin for "always faithful". It is the motto or title of several places and organizations.
here listed in the order of the date at which they adopted it:
* 1 The City of Exeter
* 2 The City of L'viv
* 3 St. Malo
* 4 Lucerne section of the Swiss Student Union
* 5 The Devonshire Regiment
* 6 The United States Marine Corps
* 7 Swiss Grenadier Regiment
* 8 Rot-Weiss Oberhausen
* 9 Plymouth Argyle Football Club

Answer 4

Always Faithful. It's short for Semper Fidelis, the Marine Corps motto.

Answer 5

"Semper Fi"
That Marines have lived up to their motto, "Semper Fidelis" (Latin for Always Faithful), as in Semper Fidelis - - Always faithful - - to God, Country, and Corps. It is proven by the fact that there has never been a mutiny among U.S. Marines. This motto was adopted about 1883. Before that, there had been three mottoes, all traditional rather than official. The first, "Fortitudine" (With Fortitude), appeared about 1812. The second, "By Sea and by Land," was obviously a translation of the Royal Marines' "Per Mare, Per Terram." Until 1848, the third motto was "To the Shores of Tripoli," in commemoration of O'Bannon's capture of Derne in 1805. In 1848, after the return to Washington of the Marine battalion which took part in the capture of Mexico City, this motto was revised to "From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli." The current Marine Corps motto is shared with England's Devonshire Regiment.

Answer 6

Semper fi is short for Semper fidelis - Always faithful. Like you said, it is the motto for the US Marine Corps.

The Marine Corps adopted Semper Fidelis as its official motto in 1883 (Semper Fidelis is also the title of the official musical March of the Marine Corps). U.S. Marines use an abbreviated verbal version, "Semper Fi," to voice loyalty and commitment to their Marine comrades-in-arms. Previous mottos of the Marine Corps were (1) To the Shores of Tripoli, adopted in 1805; (2) Fortitude, adopted in 1812; (3) From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli, adopted in 1848; and (4) By Sea and by Land, adopted in the 1850's.

Other organizations use it as the motto, for example,

# 1 The City of Exeter and the warship HMS Exeter
# 2 The City of L'viv
# 3 St. Malo
# 4 Lucerne section of the Swiss Student Union
# 5 The Devonshire Regiment
# 6 Swiss Grenadier Regiment
# 7 Rot-Weiss Oberhausen
# 8 Plymouth Argyle Football Club

The City of Exeter, in Devon, England adopted the motto in 1588; the motto signifies the city's loyalty to the English Crown. According to White's Devonshire Directory of 1850, Queen Elizabeth I suggested that the city should adopt the motto (perhaps in imitation of her own motto, Semper eadem, "Always the same"). The suggestion is said to have come in a letter to "The Citizens of Exeter", in recognition of a gift of money towards the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada.

Answer 7

It does NOT mean carry on.

It means always faithful.

The Motto of the United States Marine Corps. Latin for always faithful. Faithful to God, Country, Family and the Corps.

"Once a Marine, Always a Marine"

Again, non-military people really SHOULDN"T be answering these questions.

Answer 8

Semper fi is a shortening of the term semper fidelis; the motto of the US Marine Corps (a damn great group of MEN!!). It means always faithful!

Answer 9

Semper Fidelis- always faithful.

Answer 10

Semper Fidelis is Latin for "always faithful

Answer 11

Always Faithful