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Vexillology - Names and nicknames of flags
Last modified: 1997-09-03 by giuseppe bottasini
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A list of (nick)names
- Belgium
- Wallonia: LE COQ HARDI
- Canada: MAPLE LEAF FLAG
- 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
- France: TRICOLORE
- Bretagne: GWEN HA DU (white black)
- Germany: ROT-SCHWARZ-GOLD (red black gold)
- Bavaria: RAUTENFLAGGE (Lozenges flag)
- Bremen: SPECKFLAGGE
- Third Reich: HAKENKREUZFLAGGE (swastika flag)
- Guyana: GOLDEN ARROW
- Indonesia: SANG SAKA (Lofty Bicolor, off.), MERAH PUTIH (red white)
- Ireland: GREEN FLAG, O'NEILL'S HARP, OWEN ROE O'NEILL
- 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
- Pirates: JOLLY ROGER
- South Africa
- Transvaal: VIERKLEUR (four colors)
- Voortrekkers: KRUISVLAG (saltire flag)
- South Korea: TAE-GHEUK-GHI (Tae= great, Gheuk = extreme, Ghi=flag)
- Spain
- Catalunia: SENYERA (banner)
- Basque country: IKURRINA (flag)
- Switzerland: FEDERAL CROSS
- Thailand: TRAIRONG (tricolor)
- United Kingdom: UNION JACK
- British Merchant Navy: RED DUSTER
- British Royal Navy: WHITE DUSTER
- Walles: DDRAIG GOCH (red dragon)
- USA: OLD GLORY, STARS AND STRIPES
- California: BEAR FLAG
- Confederate: STAINLESS BANNER, STARS AND BARS, SOUTHERN CROSS,FLAG OF THE SOUTH
- Texas: LONE STAR
- 1836-1839: BONNY BLUE FLAG
- First US flag with Union Jack in canton: CONTINENTAL COLORS