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Union Flag, or more casually the Union Jack
I'm not sure what you mean by 'special name', but the official name for the British flag is: Union Jack
The jack refers to the jackstay of a ship, on which the Union Jack would be displayed. Strictly speaking the flag should be called the Union Flag, but Union Jack is well known. Actually, the union jack is what the flag is called out at sea, but the union flag is what they call it on land.
The Union Jack is the nickname of the UK flag.
The Union Jack is the flag flown at the bow of a Royal Navy ship. The Union Flag is the flag of Great Britain.
The Union Jack is let to fly on the ships also on sea but the Union Flag is let to fly on Land. That is the difference between the two two flags. Hope this Helps. :) The Union Jack was never called the union flag, The Union Jack was the flag of England
Yes it is called the union jack
The nickname for the British flag is the Union Jack. Although it is only correctly known as this when flown on a ship.
Union means exactly that - a union, in this case of England, Scotland and Wales. Jack is another name for a flag. A jack is a particular kind of flag.
The Union Jack (The Flag of the United Kingdom) is the combination of the combination of the English Flag, the Scottish Flag, and the Irish Flag.It should be noted that the correct term is Union flag.It does not become the Union Jack until it is positioned in the corner of the flag, as in the Australian and New Zealand flags. Thus, there is no such flag as the "Union Jack flag".
-- Flag vs Jack --The British Flag is called the 'Union Flag', as it is comprised of the crosses of St Andrew (Scotland), St George (England) and St Patrick (Ireland). St David is not included because Wales is a Principality, not a Kingdom.The flag is called the 'Union Jack' when flown from a ship.
The Union Jack and the Union Flag are the same thing, both names are acceptable. Some people will say that the term, Union Jack, should only be used when the flag is flown on Royal Navy ships, but this is incorrect. the Flag Institute has a full explanation, see their website, search for 'the flag institute'