Thread: Name of the russian flag

Hiya,

I was wondering..do your flag actually have a name?
I mean..our flag, here in Denmark is being called Dannebrog.

Hope somebody can help me. Thanks!

-Tenna.

No, it hasn't.

Frankly, I never heard that flags have names. As far as I'm aware there are only certain national symbols such as an eblem that have names.

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

Frankly, I never heard that flags have names. As far as I'm aware there are only certain national symbols such as an eblem that have names.

The British flag is known as "the Union Jack".

It seems that I've already heard this name. Just can't remember where...
P.S. Now I know. Thanks heaps, DDT

And American flag is called "Stars and Stripes".

I've heard of "Star-shpongled Banner" which is actually "Star-spongled".

People sometimes call it триколор i.e. tri-color or more specifically российский триколор.

If I remember correctly the French call their flag 'триколор' as well.

i heard романовский
not sure

edit, no-no, романовский is a different thing

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

If I remember correctly the French call their flag 'триколор' as well.

российский триколор eliminates the confusion It's not an official name anyway.

Well a tricolor is any three-coloured flag with equal areas of each colour.

And American flag is called "Stars and Stripes".

Old Glory also.

That's right! I agree completely.

OK, I found the official name штандарт but it doesn't mean just a flag. It's the President's flag that has a golden version of the State Seal of the Russian Federation and is gold-fringed.



in English - http://kremlin.ru/eng/articles/atributesEng03.shtml
in Russian - http://kremlin.ru/articles/atributes03.shtml

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

If I remember correctly the French call their flag 'триколор' as well.

We sometimes call it "the three-colored flag".

Russian Navy has it's own flag, it is called Andreevski - Андреевский флаг.

It was named after St. Andrew, the apostle, who was a patron saint of Russia and who was crucified on X-shaped cross, which is symbolized by this flag.

This same St Andrews cross makes up part of the Union Jack, also. The Union Jack is made of three separate crosses.

You read my mind! I was just going to ask about that one. Thanks, Gerty!

I had to clean up some messages. Don't divert from the subject, guys!

The Malaysian flag is called "Jalur Gemilang", but it's a recent (less than 10 years) name. It did not have a name earlier as well.

I think it is getting fashionable for flags to have a name. Official or otherwise.