Vexillology - Names and nicknames of flags

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• A list of (nick)names

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A list of (nick)names

• Belgium - Driekleur, Tricolore
  • Flanders: De Vlaamse Leeuw
  • Wallonia: Le Coq Hardi
• Brazil: auriverde
• Canada:
  • Maple Leaf Flag
  • Unifolié (French)
  • Quebec: Fleurdelysé
• 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 Merkið
• 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: Göljn-Rüuuml;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)
  • Catalonia: Senyera (banner), Les Quatres Barres (the four bars)
  • Basque country: Ikurriña (Basque flag)
• 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

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