Names and nicknames of flags (original) (raw)

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A list of (nick)names
- Belgium - Driekleur, Tricolore
- Brazil: auriverde
- Canada:
- Maple Leaf Flag
- Unifoli� (French)
- Quebec: Fleurdelys�
- China: Five Stars Red Flag
- Older Chinese flag nicknames
- National Flag pre-1912: Dragon Flag
- National Flag 1912-1928: Five Coloured Flag
- Army Flag 1912-1928: 18 Stars Flag
- Tibet: Snow Mountain and Lions Flag
- Colombia: tricolor
- Colombian subdivisions
- Cartagena: cuadrilonga
- Barranquilla: cuadrilonga
- Croatia: Trobojnica (tricolor), Crven-Bijeli-Plavi (red white blue), Barjak (flag); the chequy shield: S'ahovnica (chessboard)
- Cuba: La Estrella Solitaria (the lonely star)
- Denmark: Dannebrog
- Finland: Siniristilippu (flag with a blue cross)
- France: Tricolore
- Bretagne: Gwenn Ha Du (white and black)
- Faroe Islands Merki�
- Germany: Schwarz-Rot-Gold (black red gold)
- Bavaria: Rautenflagge (Lozenges flag)
- Bremen: Speckflagge
- Third Reich: Hakenreuzflagge (swastika flag)
- Weimar Republic: Schwarz-Rot-Mostrich (Black-Red-Mustard [derogatory nickname used by anti-democratic groups])
- Germany (East) - Spalterflagge (derogatory term)
- Greece: Galanolefki (the blue-and-white)
- Guyana: Golden Arrow
- Indonesia: Sang Saka (Lofty Bicolor, off.), Merah Putih (red white)
- Italy: Tricolore (tricolor)
- Japan: Hinomaru (sun disc flag)
- Naval ensign: Rising Sun Flag
- Netherland: Princenvlag, Oranje-Blanje-Bleu (orange white blue)
- States-General flag of the Republic of United Netherlands: Statenvlag, Generaliteitsvlag
- North Frisia: G�ljn-R�uuml;dj-Ween (Yellow-Red-Blue)
- Norway
- Sweden and Norway (1844): Herring Salad (union of the flag)
- Poland: bialo-czerwona (white-red)
- Pirates: Jolly Roger
- Portugal: Verde E Rubra, Verde-Rubra (green and red)
- Puerto Rico: La Monoestrellada (The Single Star Flag)
- Russia: Andreevsky (St. Andrew's, Russian naval flag) Андреевский
- South Africa
- Transvaal: Vierkleur (four colors)
- Voortrekkers: Kruisvlag (saltire flag)
- 1928 flag: Oranje-Blanje-Blou
- South Korea: Tae-Gheuk-Ghi (Tae= great, Gheuk = extreme, Ghi=flag)
- Spain: Rojigualda (red-golden)
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines: The Gems
- Switzerland: Federal Cross
- Taiwan: Blue Sky, White Sun, All Field Red
- Thailand: Trairanga (tricolor)
- Turkey: Ayyildiz (moon star)
- al sancak (red banner)
- United Kingdom: Union Jack
- British Merchant Navy: Red Duster
- British Royal Navy: White Duster
- Wales: Ddraig Goch (red dragon)
- USA: Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, Betsy Ross
- California: Bear Flag
- Confederate: Stainless Banner, Stars and Bars, Southern Cross, Flag of the South
- Texas: Lone Star
* 1836-1839: Bonnie Blue Flag - First US flag with Union Jack in canton: Continental Colors, Grand Union