the red cross means St George
The blue colour on the Union Flag is from the Scottish Saltire.
The red follows from the flag of St. George, which is a red cross on a white background.
If you refer to the Blue, Red and White design on the upper left of the Australian flag, it is the Union Jack indicating Australia's heritage.
I'm not sure what you mean by 'special name', but the official name for the British flag is: Union Jack
The Union Jack is simply the combining of three crosses: - The cross of St Andrew; a white diagonal cross on a blue background, representing Scotland. - The cross of St George; a red cross on a white background, representing England. - The cross of St Patrick; a red diagonal cross on a white background, originally representing Ireland, now just Northern Ireland. Wales is not represented on the flag, as it was legally a part of England when the flag was designed.
The name for the UK flag is Union Jack. The colors on the United Kingdom (UK) Flag represent : White - peace and honesty, Red - hardiness, bravery, strength & valor, Blue - vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice.
IMPROVED. Aloha. Answer: The eight alternating white, red and blue stripes represent the eight islands of Hawaii. The British Union Jack represents Hawaii's historical relationship with Great Britain as its protectorate. It also represents a stylized puela (a triangular standard laying across two crossed spears called an alia) which is the symbol of the Hawaiian ali'i. Red, White and Blue, with the Union Jack at the canton and eight alternating stripes representing the "main" islands of Hawaii.
the red ''plus sign'' stands for england the blue backround stand for scotland and the ''red x'' stands for ireland. If you're not sure what i mean, look at the british flag and you'll see what i mean!:)
Scotland is represented by the St.Andrew cross (white saltire cross on blue background). Ireland is represented by the St.Patrick cross (red saltire cross on white background). England is represented by the St. George cross (red on white background)
blue = loyalty red = bravery white = courage
The red cross that goes up and down and across is the cross of St George (patron saint of England). The red cross that goes diagonally is the cross of St Patrick (patron saint of Ireland). The white cross that also goes diagonally, on a blue background, is the cross of St Andrew (patron saint of Scotland)
The blue represents the seas surrounding Australia, the Union Jack reflects our predominant heritage, the Southern Cross is a constellation that is visible from anywhere in Australia and is somewhat symbolic of Australia, the Commonwealth Star has seven points, one for each State and one for the Territories.