List of flag names

This is an incomplete list of the names and nicknames of flags, organized in alphabetical order by flag name. Very few flags have any truly official names, but some unofficial names are so widely used that they are accepted as a flag's universal name.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

  •  Maple Leaf or l'Unifolié, Canada
  •  Merkið ("The Banner"), Faroe Islands
  •  Merah-Putih ("Red and White"), Indonesia

N

O

P

Q

  •  青天、白日、滿地紅 (Qīng Tiān, Bái Rì, Mǎn Dì Hóng ["Blue Sky, White Sun, Red Field"]), Taiwan

R

S

T

U

W

  • Wiphala, a flag representing the native peoples of the Andes and the co-official flag of Bolivia
  •  五星红旗 (Wǔ Xīng Hóng Qí) ("Five-Starred Red Flag"), People's Republic of China

Y

Z

Notes

  1. Originally referred to the version of the U.S. flag in use from 1795 to 1818; now often used to refer to all U.S. flags.
  2. Called the "Royal Union Flag" in Canada, a former colony of the United Kingdom and current Dominion.

References

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