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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.
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A
- {{flagof|Brazil|name=A Auriverde}} ("The Gold and Green"), Brazil
- {{flagof|Greenland|name=Aappalaartoq}} ("The red"), Greenland
- {{flagof|Qatar|name=Al-Adaam}} ("Support flag"), Qatar
- {{flagof|Kuwait|name=Alam Baladii}} ("My country's flag"), Kuwait
- {{flagof|Kurdistan|name=Alay Rengîn}} ("Colourful flag"), Iraqi Kurdistan
- {{flagof|Turkey|name=Albayrak}} ("Red Flag"), Turkey
- {{flagof|Turkey|name=Alsancak}} ("Holy Red Standard"), Turkey
- {{flagof|Turkey|name=Ay Yıldız}} ("Crescent Star"), Turkey
- {{flagof|Argentina|name=La Albiceleste}} or La Celeste y Blanca ("The white and light blue one"), Argentina
- {{flagof|Syria|name=A'najmataynee}} ("The Two Stars"), Syria
B
- {{flagof|Brazil|name=Bandeira Auriverde}} ("Gold and green flag"), Brazil
- {{flagof|Portugal|name=Bandeira das Quinas}} ("Flag of the quinas", the five blue shields of the Portuguese arms), Portugal
- {{flagof|Portugal|name=Bandeira Verde-Rubra}} ("Green-Red Flag"), Portugal
- {{flagof|image=Flag of Saint David.svg|link=Flag of Saint David|name=Baner Dewi Sant}} ("Flag of Saint David"), Wales (unofficial flag)
- {{flagof|Cornwall|name=Baner Peran}} ("St. Piran's flag"), Cornwall
- {{flagof|California|name=Bear Flag}}, California
- {{flagof|Indonesia|name=Bendera Merah-Putih}} ("Red-White Flag"), Indonesia
- {{flagof|image=Betsy Ross flag.svg|link=Betsy Ross flag|name=Betsy Ross flag}}, United States
- {{flagof|Maratha Empire|name=Bhagwa}} ("The Saffron Banner"), Flag of the Hindus and former flag of the Maratha Empire
- {{flagof|Poland|name=Biało-Czerwona}} ("White-Red"), Poland
- {{flagof|Belarus|variant=1991|section=White-red-white flag|name=Bieł-Čyrvona-Bieły}} ("White-Red-White"), former flag of Belarus
- {{flagof|Austria|name=Bindenschild}}, Austria
- {{flagof|Jamaica|name=Black, green and gold}}, Jamaica
- {{flagof|Confederate States of America|name=Blood-Stained Banner}}, Confederate States
- {{flagof|Libya|name=Bo Najma w Hlal}} ("Flag of the Star and the Crescent"), Libya
- {{flagof|image=Bonnieblue.svg}} Bonnie Blue flag, official flag of the now-defunct Republic of West Florida, also used in some places as an unofficial banner of the Confederate States.
- {{flagof|Bosnia and Herzegovina|variant=1992|section=Independent_Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_(1946–1992,_1992–1998)|name=Bosanski Ljiljan}} ("Bosnian lily"), former flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- {{flagof|Scotland|name=Bratach-Croise}} ("Saltire"), Scotland
- {{flagof|Barbados|name=The Broken Trident}}, Barbados
- {{flagof|Germany|name=Bundesflagge}} ("Federal Flag"), Germany, official designation
- {{flagof|Bulgaria|name=Български трикольор}}/Balgarski Trikolyor ("Bulgarian Three Colors"), Bulgaria
C
- {{flagof|Australia|name=Commonwealth Blue Ensign}}, Australia
- {{flagof|Scotland|name=Crois Naomh Anndra}} ("St. Andrew's Cross"), Scotland
- {{flagof|Vietnam|name=Cờ đỏ sao vàng}} ("Red Flag and Yellow Star"), Vietnam
- {{flagof|Vietnam|name=Cờ tổ quốc}} ("Flag of Fatherland"), Vietnam
- {{flagof|Occitania|link=Occitan cross#Modern uses|name=Crotz occitana}} ("Occitan cross"), Occitania
- {{flagof|Europe|name=Circle of Stars}}, European Union and the Council of Europe
- {{flagof|Jamaica|name=The Cross}}, Jamaica
D
- {{flagof|Denmark|name=Dannebrog}} ("Danish cloth"), Denmark{{Cite web|url=https://denmark.dk/people-and-culture/dannebrog-800-years|title=800 years of Dannebrog {{!}} The story of the Danish flag|website=Denmark.dk|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}
- {{flagof|Kuwait|name=Derti}} ("My Nation/Land"), Kuwait
E
- {{flagof|Greenland|name=Erfalasorput}} ("Our flag"), Greenland
- {{flagof|Chile|name=La Estrella Solitaria}} ("The Lone Star"), Chile
- {{flagof|Cuba|name=La Estrella Solitaria}} ("The Lone Star"), Cuba
- {{flagof|image=Estelada blava.svg|link=Estelada|name=Estelada blava}} ("Blue-Starred Flag"), Catalan separatism
- {{flagof|image=Bandeira galega socialista.svg|link=Estreleira|name=Estreleira}} ("Starred Flag"), Galician nationalism
- {{flagof|image=Eureka Flag.svg|link=Eureka Flag|name=Eureka Flag}}, Australia
F
- {{flagof|image=In-jain.png|link=Jain flag|name=Five Coloured Flag}}, Jain flag
- {{flagof|Quebec|name=Fleurdelisé}} ("Fleur-de-lis-y"), Quebec, Canada
G
- {{flagof|Greece|name=Galanolefki}} ("Light blue and white"), Greece
- {{flagof|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|name=Gems}}, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- {{flagof|Guyana|name=Golden Arrowhead}}, Guyana
- {{flagof|Brittany|link=Flag of Brittany|name=Gwenn-ha-du}} ("White and black"), Brittany
- {{flagof|the=yes|United States|1896|name=Grand Ol' Flag}}, United States
- {{Flagof|the=yes|United States|1776|link=Grand Union Flag|name=Grand Union Flag}}, United States
H
- {{flagof|Japan|name=Hinomaru 日の丸}} ("Sun disc"), Japan (national flag and naval flag)
- {{flagof|image=Flag of China (1889–1912).svg|link=Flag of the Qing dynasty|name=黃龍旗}} (Huánglóngqí) ("Yellow Dragon Flag"), China (historical)
- {{flagof|Iceland|variant=old|name=Hvítbláinn}} ("The White-blue"), a flag proposal which was used but never became official, Iceland
I
- {{flagof|Russian Empire|1858|name=Имперка (Imperka)}} ("Imperial flag"), Russian Empire (historical flag)
J
- {{flagof|Confederate States of America|1863|name=Jackson Flag}}, Confederate States
- {{flagof|Malaysia|name=Jalur Gemilang}} ("Stripes of Glory"), Malaysia
- {{flagof|image=Jefferson state flag.svg|link=Jefferson (Pacific state)#Flag|name=Jefferson Seal Flag}}, Jefferson (proposed U.S. state)
K
- {{flagof|image=Kanaka Maoli flag.svg}} Kanaka Maoli ("True People"), Hawaii (alternative flag)
- {{flagof|image=Silver fern flag.svg}} Kaponga (silver fern), New Zealand (unofficial, widely used)
- {{flagof|Oman|name=Khanjar Oo Sayfain}} ("Dagger and two swords"), Oman
- {{flagof|Georgia|name=Khutjvriani Drosha}} ("Five-cross flag"), Georgia
- {{flagof|Soviet Union|name=Красное знамя (Krasnoye znamia)}} ("Red Banner"), Soviet Union (historical flag)
- {{flagof|East Turkestan|name=Kök Bayraq}} ("Blue Banner"), East Turkestan
- {{flagof|Kenya|name=Flag of Kenya}} ("Black, white, red, white, green and a shield with two arrows"), Kenya
L
- {{flagof|Bangladesh|name=Lal-Sobuj, Lal-Sobuj er Nishan}} ("Red & green"), Bangladesh
- {{flagof|image=Lionrampant.svg}} Leòmhann na h-Alba ("Lion Rampant"), Scotland
- {{flagof|Texas|name=Lone Star Flag}}, Texas
- {{flagof|Sri Lanka |name=Lion Flag}}, Sri Lanka
M
- {{flagof|Canada|name=Maple Leaf}} or l'Unifolié, Canada
- {{flagof|the=yes|Faroe Islands|name=Merkið}} ("The Banner"), Faroe Islands
- {{flagof|Indonesia|name=Merah-Putih}} ("Red and White"), Indonesia
- {{flagof|Puerto Rico|name=Monoestrellada}} ("Monostarred"), Puerto Rico
N
- {{flagof|image=Flag of Oklahoma.svg|border=}} Native America's flag, Oklahoma
- {{flagof|image=Punjab flag.svg|border=}} Nishan Sahib ("respected ensign")
O
- {{flagof|the=yes|United States|name=Old Glory|link=Old Glory}}, United States
P
- {{flagof|Uruguay|name=Pabellón Nacional}} ("National Pavilion(flag)"), Uruguay
- {{flagof|Nepal|name=Pahāḍa}} ("Mountain"), Nepal
- {{flagof|Iran|name=Parcham-e Serang}} ("The Three-Coloured Flag"), Iran
- {{flagof|Pakistan|name=Parchem e Sitāra o Hilāl}} ("Flag of the Star and the Crescent"), Pakistan
- {{flagof|Dutch Republic|link=}} Prinsenvlag ("Prince's flag"), Netherlands (historical)
- {{flagof|Hungary|name=Piros-fehér-zöld}} ("Red-White-Green"), Hungary
- {{flagof|the=yes|Philippines|name=Pambansang Watawat}} ("National Flag"), Philippines
Q
- {{flagof|Taiwan|name=青天、白日、滿地紅}} (Qīng Tiān, Bái Rì, Mǎn Dì Hóng ["Blue Sky, White Sun, Red Field"]), Taiwan
R
- {{flagof|South Africa|name=The Rainbow Flag, Unity Flag, or Interim Flag}} (all unofficial), South Africa
- {{flagof|image=ICA flag.svg}} Rainbow flag, there are several independent rainbow flags in use today, the most widely known worldwide{{cn|date=November 2024}} is the pride flag representing gay pride, while the peace flag is especially popular{{cn|date=November 2024}} in Italy and the cooperative flag symbolizes the international co-operative movement.
- {{flagof|the=yes|United States|name=Red, White and Blue}}, United States
- {{flagof|North Korea|name=Ramhongsaek Konghwagukgi}} ("Indigo and Red Flag of the Republic"), North Korea
- {{flagof|the=yes|United Kingdom|variant=civil|link=Red Ensign|name=Red Ensign or Red Duster}}, the civil ensign of the United Kingdom
- {{flagof|Valencia|name=Reial senyera}} ("Royal flag"), Valencia
- {{flagof|Nazi Germany|name=Reichs- und Nationalflagge}} ("Reich and National Flag"{{cite web |url=http://www.documentarchiv.de/ns/1935/flaggen1935_ges.html |title=Reichsflaggengesetz (Eines der drei "Nürnberger Gesetze") |work=documentArchiv.de |language=de |trans-title=Reich Flag Law (One of the three "Nuremberg Laws") |date=15 September 1935 |access-date=7 November 2024}}), Germany (historical)
- {{flagof|Russia|name=Российский триколор}} (Rosiiski Trikolor) ("Russian Three Colours"), Russia
- {{flagof|Spain|name=Rojigualda}} ("Red-weld"), Spain
- {{flagof|Austria|name=Rot-Weiss-Rot}} ("Red-white-red"), Austria
- {{flagof|Luxembourg|variant=civil|name=De Roude Léiw}} ("Red Lion"), civil ensign of Luxembourg
- {{flagof|Luxembourg|name=Rout, wäiß, blo}} ("Red, white blue"), Luxembourg
- {{flagof|Belarus|name=Ручнік}} (Ručnik), Belarus
- {{flagof|Norway|name=Rødt, hvitt og blått}} (Red, white and blue), Norway
S
- {{flagof|Pakistan|name=Sabz Hilāli Parchem}} ("Green Flag with Crescent"), Pakistan
- {{flagof|Scotland|name=Saint Andrew's Cross or The Saltire}}, Scotland
- {{flagof|England|link=}} Saint George's Cross, England
- {{flagof|Devon|name=San Paul's Flag}}, Devon
- {{flagof|Laos|name=Sam Si}} ("Tricolor"), Laos
- {{flagof|Latvia|name=Sarkanbaltsarkanais karogs}} ("Red-white-red flag"), Latvia
- {{flagof|Indonesia|name=Sang Saka Merah Putih}} ("The Red White Heritage"), Indonesia
- {{flagof|North Macedonia|variant=1992|section="Vergina Flag" (1992–1995)|name=Ѕвездата од Кутлеш}} ("Sun of Kutleš'), Republic of North Macedonia (formerly Republic of Macedonia) (historical flag)
- {{flagof|Germany|name=Schwarz-Rot-Gold}} ("Black-red-gold"), Germany
- {{flagof|image=Flag of the German Empire.svg}} Schwarz-Weiß-Rot ("Black-white-red"), German Empire
- {{flagof|Catalonia|link=Senyera|name=Senyera}}, Alghero and Catalonia
- {{flagof|Iran|variant=1964|section=Post-Constitutional Revolution|name=Shir-o-Khorshid}} ('The lion and the sun"), Iran (historical flag)
- {{flagof|Albania|name=Shqiponja Dykrenare}} ("The two-headed eagle"), Albania
- {{flagof|Estonia|name=Sinimustvalge}} ("Blue-black-white"), Estonia
- {{flagof|Finland|name=Siniristilippu}} ("Blue Cross Flag"), Finland
- {{flagof|Sri Lanka |name=Sinha Flag}} ("Lion Flag"), Sri Lanka
- {{flagof|Tibet|name=Snow lion flag}}, Tibet
- {{flagof|Confederate States of America|name=Southern Cross}}, Confederate States (other meanings)
- {{flagof|Australia|name=Southern Cross Flag}}, Australia
- {{flagof|New Zealand|name=Southern Cross Flag}}, New Zealand
- {{flagof|Confederate States of America|1863|name=Stainless Banner}}, Confederate States
- {{flagof|Confederate States of America|variant=1861|name=Stars and Bars}}, Confederate States
- {{flagof|the=yes|United States|name=Stars and Stripes}}, United States
- {{flagof|the=yes|United States|1795|link=Star-Spangled Banner (flag)|name=Star-Spangled Banner}},{{efn|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.}} United States
- {{flagof|Trinidad and Tobago|name=Sun-Sea-Sand Banner}}, Trinidad and Tobago
T
- {{flagof|South Korea|name=Taegeukgi}}, South Korea
- {{flagof|the=yes|Philippines|name=Tatlong Bituin at Isang Araw}} ("Three Stars and a Sun"), Philippines
- {{flagof|Saudi Arabia|link=}} Al Tawheed/Shahada, Saudi Arabia
- {{flagof|New Zealand||1834|name=Te Kara}}, flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand
- {{flagof|Māori|name=Tino Rangatiratanga}} ("Absolute Sovereignty"), national Māori flag (New Zealand)
- {{flagof|India|name=Tiranga}} ("The Tricolour"), India
- {{flagof|Iceland|variant=naval|name=Tjúgufáni}}, state flag of Iceland
- {{flagof|Thailand|name=Trairong}} ("Tricolour"), Thailand
- {{flagof|Isle of Man|name=Tree Cassyn Vannin}} ("Three Legs of Mann"), Isle of Man
- Tricolor or similar, a term for several national flags which are tribands or tricolours:
- {{flagof|Bolivia|name=La Tricolor}} ("The Tricolor"), Bolivia
- {{flagof|Colombia|name=El Tricolor Nacional}} ("The National Tricolor"), Colombia
- {{flagof|Costa Rica|name=La Tricolor}}, Costa Rica
- {{flagof|Croatia|name=Trobojnica}} ("The Tricolor"), Croatia
- {{flagof|Ecuador|name=La Tricolor}}, Ecuador
- {{flagof|Venezuela|name=Tricolor Nacional}} ("National Tricolour"), Venezuela
- {{flagof|Spain|variant=1931|link=Flag of the Second Spanish Republic|name=La Tricolor}}, Second Spanish Republic (historical)
- {{flagof|France|name=Drapeau Tricolore}} ("Tricolour Flag"), France
- {{flagof|Italy|name=Il Tricolore}}, Italy
- {{flagof|Romania|name=Tricolorul}}, Romania
- {{flagof|Russia|name=Триколор}} (Trikolor), Russia
- {{flagof|Serbia|name=Тробојка}} / Trobojka, Serbia
- {{flagof|Ireland|name=Trídhathach na hÉireann}} ("Irish tricolour"), Ireland
- {{flagof|Sicily|name=Trinacria}}, Sicily
- {{flagof|Lithuania|name=Trispalvė}} ("Tricolor"), Lithuania
- {{flagof|Antarctica|True South|name=True South}}, Antarctica
U
- {{flagof|Azerbaijan|name=Üçrəngli Bayraq}} ("Tricolour Flag"), Azerbaijan
- {{flagof|Canada|name=Unifolié}} ("The [one] with a single Leaf"), Canada
- {{flagof|Haiti|link=}} L'Union Fait La Force ("Unity makes strength"), motto on the flag of Haiti
- {{flagof|the=yes|United Kingdom|link=Union Jack|name=Union Jack}} or Union Flag,{{efn|Called the "Royal Union Flag" in Canada, a former colony of the United Kingdom.}} United Kingdom
- {{flagof|the=yes|United States|link=Jack of the United States|image=US Naval Jack.svg|name=Union Jack}}, United States
W
- {{flagof|image=Banner of the Qulla Suyu (1979).svg}} Wiphala, a flag representing the native peoples of the Andes and the co-official flag of Bolivia
- {{flagof|image=Flag of China (1912–1928).svg|link=Five Races Under One Union|name=五色旗}} (Wǔsèqí) ("Five-Colored Flag"), Republic of China (historical)
- {{flagof|China|name=五星红旗}} (Wǔ Xīng Hóng Qí) ("Five-Starred Red Flag"), People's Republic of China
Y
- {{flagof|Wales|name=Y Ddraig Goch}} ("The Red Dragon"), Wales
- {{flagof|Armenia|name=Եռագույն}} (Yerakooyn) ("Tricolour"), Armenia
Z
- {{flagof|Ukraine|name=жовто-блакитний (прапор)}} (Zhovto-blakytnyy [prapor]) ("Yellow-blue [flag]"), Ukraine
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