BAIR COAT OF ARMS
AUTHORITY: FROM A COPY OWNED BY THE FAMILY DESCRIPTION: AZURE, A GOOSE PROPER, IN THE SINISTER CORNER A CANTON OR. CREST: A WING AZURE SURMOUNTED BY A G00SE OR WATER FOWL PROPER. NO MOTTO.
THIS A VERY OLD AND DISTINGUISHED GERMAN FAMILY WHO SOMETIMES SPELLED THEIR NAME BAER. THE SHIELD IS SIMPLE IN DESIGN DUE TO ITS' ANTI QUITY AND BEARS NO MOTTO AS THESE HAD NOT COME INTO GENERAL USE UNTIL AFTER THE 1600'S.
THE WATER FOWL OR GOOSE INDICATED A HOME OR OCCUPATION NEAR
WATER OR A TRADE IN SHIPPING. IT WAS ALSO KNOWN AS A "GOOD PROVIDER". THE WING IN THE CREST SHOWED AN INTEREST IN HIGHER AMBITIONS AND LOFTY IDEALS. THE BAIR FAMILY SEAT WAS AT NUREMBERG.
COLORS. AZURE (BLUE) DENOTED TRUTH AND SINCERITY. OR (GOLD) INDICATED STAINLESS HONOR. "PROPER" IS THE TERM USED FOR THE NATURAL COLORING OF THE OF THE OBJECT. THE LEAVES AROUND THE SHIELD ARE SIMPLY ORNAMENTAL AND HAVS NO SPECIAL MEANING.