Which Jack Is The Union Jack Named After?
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What other flags have interesting names?
Name Explain with jack deriving from John I was curious about the term John Bull for an Englishman
US flag is sometimes called "Old Glory."
@Dr ROLFCOPTER! "Imagine naming yor kids 1st, 2nd, 3rd and so on" --That used to be somewhat common in Italy. The first son was "Primo", and the second son was "Segundo".
The Jolly Roger?
When Sweden and Norway were unified in the 1800's they combined the 2 countries flags to make a weird looking one that people still refer to as the Herring Salad flag.
Maybe "Jack" was used on board ship because "jack' was also a nickname for a sailor, if I remember rightly. Weren't sailors called "Jack Tars"?
Jack is still used as a generic nickname for a Royal Navy rating, see “jack attempts unsuccessfully to stand to attention on account of some questionable Plymouth cider”
And since the UK took great pride in it's Navy (and still does), that's why it's called the Union Jack.
It's weird because "Jack' is commonly a nickname for "John", but the similar "Jake" is short for "Jacob". The weird part is "Jacob" is used as a synonym for "James", not "John". As in, the Time of King James I was the "Jacobean" period. Therefore the later Scots who wanted to restore the Stuarts were "Jacobites."
"oi, mate, pass the liquor, it's Jack the ripper, Jack the rapper "
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South Sandwich Islands..... Mmm....
I shouldn't be watching before lunch....
My great grandfather was very upset in 1965, when the Red Ensign, the flag with the Union Jack in the corner, was replace with the Maple Leaf.
so you're Canadian?
@@benthomason3307 7 th generation Canadian.
The most iconic British uniform item is the Red Coat. So there your Majesty.
United Kingdom :*exists *
Scotland :" I'm about to end this country's whole career "
Ireland :"um, we kinda already did that"
@Anglia Alba hey, calm down I'm just joking,
@Anglia Alba and correct me if I'm wrong, isn't there are calls for another referendum after brexit vote? which is more unpopular in Scotland and Northern Ireland?
@iuvenis animo you're right , but at least I can say that I understand basic dynamics as nationalism and separatism is same everywhere ,
India and USA : Are we a joke?
0:45
BUT CAN YOU DO THIS??
The Union Jack is also in the Canadian provincial flags of Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia.
All Australian state flags too.
All this talk of Jack, and not one mention of Jill. :P
Some folklorists have traced the origin of the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme to a Scandinavian story about two children who were kidnapped by Mani, the moon. Their names were Hjuki (pronounced “juk-ee”) and Bil. Changing cultures, Hjuki became Jack, and Bil was changed to Jill (And yes originally they were both boys and are related to two figures that some see in the Lunar Maria)
I always thought Jack came from the biblical name Jacob.
Diminutive Names can have many origins, so it could’ve also come from Jacob
Jacob, and James both come from the biblical name Iakobos / Ἰάκωβος / יַעֲקֹב. John, Johan, and Johannes all come from the biblical name Iohannes / Ἰωάννης / יוֹחָנָן. Jack and Jake was used as a diminutive for both groups before they became names in their own right, but the oldest attested use in English is as a diminutive for John. (The earliest attested use in French is as a diminutive for Jacques, which is in the Jacob / James group).
The followers of the pretender James II were known as Jacobites because James latinized to Jacob for some reason
@@JonSeverinsson how did Iakobos turn into James? I understand it drifted into Jacob then Jack or Jake, but James hardly sounds the same..
I believe it is for the union of Jacob.
You've said Jack so many times the word has lost all meaning to me
You don't know Jack!
Jack can rip me to meaninglessness
I don't know if Her Majesty is stretching the meaning of Jack but it's for sure that she has a great sense of humour 😂😂
*God Save the Queen*
Am I watching a CGP Grey video?
Never wondered that and it's an interesting vid!
"stop living in the past" someone got burned
I think Her Majesty is on to something. Jack is not only used for Jacket as a military item of clothing but also jack boot. If the flag started out as a battle standard and jack was a shorthand for a military specific items, the 17th century cool way of referring to a flag used in battle could be a jack.
I love flags and name explain videos, so this is brilliant. And the craziest thing is that my name in Maori, 'Haki', also means flag - IN MAORI, that's crazy
I heard that King James VI/I spelt his name Jacques and the non french speakers pronounced it Jack.
I always thought Jack was diminutive for James...
You missed Hawaii, British Columbia, and the States of Australia on your list of places with Union Jacks on their flags.
0:46 Jablinski on Name Explain? What a crossover
Epic.
why is there a galicia in Ukraine & a galicia in spain?
It was James I [ aka James VI] who established the first union in 1603 - uniting the crowns of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Latin > Jacobus = James > English
Jack is derived from the names: James or (Jac)ob
James I /Jac I established the union = Union Jac(k)
Note: James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.
I feel that in the US and places that have more American influence than British influence, calling it the Union Flag might lead to it being confused with the American flag as the U.S. is commonly referred fo as the Union.
Before 1600, ‘jack’ was used to describe a small flag flown from the mast mounted at the end of the bowsprit; by 1627, a small version of the Union flag-later described as the ‘Jack’, ‘Jack flag’ or ‘King’s Jack’-seems to have flown commonly in this position; and by 1674, this flag was described formally as ‘His Majesty’s Jack’ and in common usage-officially acknowledged-as the Union Jack.
During the eighteenth century, the short mast on the bowsprit disappeared, to be replaced by staysails on the stays between the bowsprit and foremast. The principal naval distinguishing flag had become the ensign, so it grew customary to fly the Union Jack only in harbour-and from the ‘jackstaff’ (a specially rigged staff in the bows).
Note, therefore that the ‘jack’ predated the ‘jackstaff’ by over 150 years, with the term ‘jack’ originally denoting size rather than position.
It is sometimes claimed that the Union Flag should be described as the Union Jack only when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From its earliest days, the Admiralty often referred to the flag-however it was used-as the Union Jack. In 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that either name could be used officially. And in 1908 the UK Parliament approved this verdict, stating that ‘the Union Jack should be regarded as the national flag’.
I wondered why several European languages use a variation on the French 'fromage' when they mean cheese, while some European languages use 'cheese' (queso in Spanish, Käse in German and kaas in Dutch). Could you please make a video on this? :)
The joke is on you, the Red Dragon was right there in the middle of the flag THE WHOLE TIME - hiding, bidding his draconic time... ;)
Love your videos but at 01:19 you have both Union Jacks upside down.
He has flags randomly the right way up and upside down and while the might be debated the orientation isn't and it's relationship is to the pole unless not shown when it's assumed to be on the left of the flag
The other problem is that flying the Union jack "upside down" has a meaning. It is meant to indicate that the person flying the flag is in distress and requires assistance.
1:24 Nah, that's not just you being British. Personally, as an Eastern European, I've enjoyed the Union Jack from a very young age. It's just so esthetically pleasing and balanced, it really is unlike any other European flag. The colors are eye-catching and the design is tastefull, so it's no surprise it's being put on so many products (for example pencil and phone cases, shorts and shirts, notebooks etc.)
I noticed in the WWI song "Are We Downhearted?" The lyrics mention "Jack upon the sea and Tommy on the land." Maybe Jack was used to refer to an average sailor in the same way tommy was used to refer to an infantryman?
It's named after jack a ship builder jack could only build ships....hence the house that jack built.
I think the item of clothing etymology is a lot more plausible than this video suggests. In English, "jack" was the name of a item of clothing at least as far back as the late medieval period. Most famously in the form "padded jack", which was the laminated cloth torso armour more widely called "gambeson". As far as I know, "jacket" is a later word and was orginally a diminuitive of "jack", i.e. a short jack. A padded jack was usually quite long in order to protect the wearer's thighs.
Hit the road Jack, and don’t you come back
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Now do a video on why some former British territories have theUnion Jack in the corner of their flag (Australia, New Zealand) while others don't (United States, India).
I am at peace now that I know that 'Jack' can mean little flag. This knowledge is the peace I need in 2021.
What is now called a 3/4 coat was once called a Jack. Hence a smaller version that ends nearer the waist is a jacket.
Wow thanks Names Explain! Now i understand even better!
Would you be keen on explaining the names of the capitals of Australia’s states and territories?
They're all boring: essentially named after some British aristocrat or an aristocrat's wife. Darwin is apparently named after Charles Darwin.
I live in Australia, so I would know that; others would not.
@@TotoDG I live in Australia too so don't understand why you request him to make it if you know the answers. Canberra is the only interesting one. If it's not really interesting for us Australians...it certainly not really going to be interesting for foreigners!
Actually, he could also mention previous names like Batmania.
@@TotoDG Ironically you went the wrong way: regional/outback towns have more exotic names and presumably more interesting stories behind them. Where do names like Kalgoorlie, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Coober Pedy etc come from and what do they mean?
That’s my Name!!
Jack!
See I think the theory about it being named for King James is the most likely, the flag was also frequently referred to as the King's Colours, especially before official union after which King's Colours tended to refer more specifically to Army colours. I believe the naming of Jacks as the flag flown at the head of ships probably comes FROM the "Union Jack" not the other way around.
We couls also say that "jack" is used when british cross is a part of a flag like f.e. is Australian flag.
Who are you to question your rules? You are a human that will always have the freedom to chose.
Take a shot every time he says "Jack". lol
Don't be elastic over the flag name, Patrick
The name of Jack for a flag on a ship is important to distinguish it from the ensing. The blue red and white ensing all feature the union jack design in the corner but have a different purpose than a "jack". According to Wikipedia it's even illegal to fly the union flag (jack) as a ensing. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_ensign
I thought it might have to do with the crosses bearing a resemblance to the children's toy jacks.
I’m early! 16 comments!
Let me guess; it’s for “naval jack” right?
One popular "Union Jacket" (defined here as an actual piece of men's clothing designed to be worn over a shirt bearing the design of the British flag) is the one worn by John Entwistle on the cover of the Who's "My Generation" album.
You didn't mention that the American union jack is the blue field with 50 stars.
I never heard of a jack flag though, I always figured it was a flag to jack up unity (as in a jack that is used to lift a heavy object like a car with a flat tire)
2:59 Ah, yes, Jimmy Two Numbers.
I got the impression it was really The Flag of Jacob.
0:45 don't you mean *_JABLINSKY_*
I'm from the US here, and while I find our Stars n' Stripes a quite visually attractive flag, the Union Jack is personally my favorite flag! (Yes, I've thought about this before… don't judge!)
It's unique, has an interesting story, and is extremely appealing to the eye!👍🇬🇧
Damn Fucking Traitor! JK there's plenty of great flags besides our own.
0:06
I always thought Jack comes from the Hebrew name Ya'akov and it's a shortened version of Jackob/Jacob
my father name is Ya'akov and his nickname is Jacko (or Jacki)
Ohhh the Jack, The Union Jack, the Jack representing the Union, the Union’s Jack.... that Jack
I've never heard my name in a video that much😂😂 I feel I don't want to be called jack anymore
Yah jack
That's why John Douglas has a nickname Jack, his youtube being Jacksfilms 🤔🤔 I get it now
I watch jackflims and didn't know that.
@@kelvinpang438 me neither, I learned that from this video (that's what I learnt from this video XD)
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KittenPrime Lol, “dick size” really?
1:19-1:24 sure, but that's not really intrinsic, that's just because no-one else really made something similar. The only one that's similar is the Basque flag (I'm not counting the ones that have the Union Jack in the canton, because I think we'd all agree they don't count). The Nordic crosses, the Aboriginal and Greenland flags, the Welsh & Bhutan flags are all also quite unique. The South-African and Brazil even more so, not to speak of Nepal flag. Which is is undoubtably the most unique flag I've ever seen
Don't forget that there's a person in the cartoon svtfoe called jakie lean thomas
@Telemation that's what i was ment to say
They call a one stripe corporal in the uk army a lance jack
Wonder if its connected?
The superimposed crosses do look a bit like a jack. As in the game: "Jacks" where you scoop up small asterix shaped gamepieces while bouncing a ball.
For some visual variety in your list of flags with the Union Jack in them you should of included the flag of British Columbia, which has the Union Jack across the entire top third of the flag instead of just being in the canton like the other examples you listed.
When it comes to famous "Jacks," there is also Jack O'Lantern.
By the way, how did the game of Jacks get its name and the playing card of the "Jack" as well?
"Jack" is not to be confused with the French name "Jacques", which is derived from the Latin "Jacobus", which translates into English as "James".
I read that the jack staff on a ship got its name from the Union Jack, rather than the other way around. I can’t remember where I read that though, so take it with a pinch of salt.
In your list of flags that feature the Union Jack, you included Hawaii (sub-nation) but could have also included Manitoba, New South Wales and many other sub-national states and provinces. Newfoundland also has an interesting homage to the Union Jack.
So a small flag on a pole, especially when that pole is on a ship or, in this day & age, a plane, train, tank, car, or such, is a Jack & the larger ones, preferably carried by people, horses, or such, or planted on buildings or grounds is a flag?
I asked him to buy me a bottle of whiskey. He came back with a half-jack of Whiskey because I didn't give him enough money.
I don't think I've ever heard the word Jack so much in such a small amount of time. I love our Union Jack and what it represents, I've always been far more proud of being British rather than English.
Well, the supporters of the restoration of the House of Stuarts to the throne were known as Jacobites, as the names James & Jacob are essentially the same name... You should do a video on that... :o
Greetings and salutations, I would be interested in learning the origins of the names of shapes; ie. Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, rhombicosidodecahedron (lol), etc. ...... if that video by @Name Explain is already posted please link it to me. Thanks and regards.
When you realise that in all those flags the union jack has a slightly different size......
You forgot to mention the Union Jack in the American state of Hawaii's flag… for reasons.
Jack the Ripper vs Jeff the Killer (Jeffrey Woods)
Unidentified Londoner serial killer vs a fictional American teenaged serial killer created on the Internet for a Creepypasta (Internet Horror Story)
Why are Internet Horror Stories called Creepypastas?
Maybe someone was eating pasta while thinking about or reading creepy stuff
@@aRandom_dog I googled it and that is how the word Creepypasta came to be:
Copy-Paste -> Copypasta (which ment Internet stories) -> Creepypasta
So it is not pasta but paste.
@@modmaker7617 oh wow interesting!
i'm from SE Asia but I am watching this.
maybe this is just me being british but the union flag is upside down in the left hand at 1:22, cheeky bit of mirroring in photoshop was it?
I got some real Semantic Satiation
for the word 'Jack' watching this.
Take a shot for every time he says "jack"
Since a Jack Flag was originally a smaller flag, I propose we refer to a small one as a Union Jack and a big one as a Union Flag.
and then there is the song of the American revolution " hit the road union jack and don't you come back no more no more no more no more"
@widhbnw efDwdwDW it was a joke. perhaps above your head.
It’s only the Union Jack when flown at sea.
On occasion you're showing the Union Jack upside down...
@Name Explain - Please do a video on the names of the 3 lions and where the names originate from.
I always thought it was called jack because it looks sort of like the game piece
The Kingdom of Great Britain wasn't a United Kingdom, only the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are.
You when you repeat a word often enough and it looses all meaning the same happened while watching this video with the word 'Jack'
I think you forgot the fact that the union jack is also on at least three Canadian Provinces
The Union Jack I remember from my days in the Navy:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States?wprov=sfla1
Jake is from Jacob, Yakov originally. Wunness, Oneness, Juaness or however you spell it is the origin of John and the oldest and most used name ever.
By 0:40, Jack is no longer a word
Meanwhile most of us Americans have no clue what the word "Spangled" means.
I think it’s pronounced Jay-Quellan
where should the stress be?
Union Jack is the preferred name but then, UK is ruled under maritime law (if you are accused in court, you stand in the 'dock'). Research it if you don't believe me. Same in the US - their flag has the gold braid surrounding it in all government buildings, which originates from their navy (it's a maritime thing). Question is, why is maritime law so important? Hint - salvage
The way you said "Union James" sounded obscenely british and now I'm sad it's not real
The flag reminds me of a game of jacks, that’s how I thought the name came into being.
I was hoping for "Lucky Jack Aubery" of Patrick O'bryan fame. Oh well.
What was your method for picking the places that you listed as places with the Union Jack on their flags?
I ask this because I noticed that you didn’t mention Ontario or Manitoba but you did mention Hawaii.
The South Sandwich islands sound delicious. I think I may want to live there