The Union Jack is the nickname of the UK flag.
Other names for Jack the Ripper were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron". //He also called himself Saucy Jack. Depending on which letters he really wrote, there were other names.//
The flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union flag and not the Union Jack, as it is often referred to.
Saucy Jack or Leather Apron.
Strictly speaking, the Jack is only flown on naval ships but people sometimes erroneously referred to the flag as the Union Jack. In recent years, more and more people now refer to it as the Union Flag.
Union Flag, or more casually the Union Jack
the man in 19027 The Southern Cross are stars of a constellation which can be seen prominently in the southern hemisphere . It is widely used as a cultural national symbol in Australia .
The term "Union Jack" is not considered correct because a Jack is a flag flown from a ship and British merchant ships fly the Red ensign and the Royal Navy flies the White Ensign. The Official title of the Flag of the United Kingdom is the "Union Flag" and unoffically "British Flag" although this term might be considered controversial in Northern Ireland
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 Flag, sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Union Jack, is the flag of 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' - which is comprised of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
it is the union flag on land and the union jack at sea