National personifications

Bharat Mata or "Mother India" (Bharat - India, Mata - Mother) is a personification of India, and relatively recently seen by some as a mother goddess of fertility. She is usually depicted as a lady, clad in a saree holding a flag. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bharat Mata"

Billy Yank is the personification of the Northern states of the United States of America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billy Yank"

The boxing kangaroo was the symbol for the successful 1983 Australian challenge for the America's Cup. The Boxing Kangaroo flag, a red-gloved golden kangaroo on a green background, was flown from Australia II. Alan Bond (owner of the Australia II yacht) owned the image and licensed it for mass production. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boxing Kangaroo"

Britannia was originally the Latin name that the Roman Empire gave to the southern part of the island of Great Britain, and has become a national personification of the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Britannia"

Brother Jonathan was a fictional character created to personify the entire United States, in the early days of the country's existence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brother Jonathan"

Columbia is a poetic name for the United States and its nineteenth century female personification, which inspired related uses such as the former unofficial U.S. national anthems Columbia, Gem of the Ocean and Hail, Columbia. It is also the name of the capital of the United States, District of Columbia. It should not be confused with Colombia, a nation in South America, which has a different spelling. ...more on Wikipedia about "Columbia"

Condorito is a famous cartoon character, a personification of a funny condor living in a fictitious town named Pelotillehue, a setting typical of many small Chilean provincial towns. He is meant to be a representation of the Chilean people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Condorito"

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Deutscher Michel is a personification of the German nation, much as Uncle Sam is for Americans and Marianne for the French. He is usually personified wearing a nightcap and nightgown in the colours of the German flag and represents the Germans' conception of themselves, especially in his easy-going nature and Everyman appearance. He also represents the innocent and simple person who must endure and fight against tyranny and injustice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deutscher Michel"

Digger was a popular term used to describe Australian and New Zealand soldiers during the First World War. Diggers were seen to possess the characteristics of hardiness, the ANZAC spirit, mateship and resourcefulness. The term is still used today as slang for an Australian soldier. ...more on Wikipedia about "Digger (soldier)"

The Maiden of Finland ( Finnish: Suomi-neito) is the personification of Finland, much as Marianne in France, Deutscher Michel in Germany and Uncle Sam for the United States. She is a young woman in her mid-twenties with often braided blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue and white national costume or a white dress. She was originally called Aura after the Aura river in Turku. As a symbol, the Finnish Maiden has been used since the 18th Century when she was pictured as a woman wearing a turreted crown, and then developing as Finland gained a national consciousness, and independence. Poetically, the maiden Aura has been linked to her foster mother, Mother Svea, the personification of Sweden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Finnish Maiden"

Helvetia is the Roman name for an ancient region of central Europe occupying a plateau between the Alps and the Jura Mountains. Helvetia corresponded roughly to the western part of modern Switzerland, and the name is still used poetically. ...more on Wikipedia about "Helvetia"

Columbia is a name used in the English language for many things and places. The name is derived from that of Christopher Columbus. The term " Pre-Columbian" is used for American cultures before the arrival of Columbus and other European explorers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Historical Columbia"

Jean Crapaud is a jocose name given to a Frenchman. It is intended as a national personification of the French people as a whole in much the same sense as John Bull is to the English. It is sometimes used as a literary device to refer to a typical Frenchman, usually in the form of Monsieur Jean Crapaud. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Crapaud"

We're aw Jock Tamson's Bairns ( Lowland Scots: we're all John Thomson's children) is a popular adage in Scotland, meaning approximately, "under the skin, we are all the same". Jock Tamson was also considered to be a very common name, so Jock Tamson may also been seen as a synonym for everyman. It has been suggested as a euphemism for God, so the saying could mean "we are all God's children". Scottish Gaelic also has the shorter saying "Clann MhicTamhais". ...more on Wikipedia about "Jock Tamson's Bairns" Whatever You're Into, Get Into http://www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia

John Bull is a national personification of Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712 and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Bull"

Johnny Canuck was a Canadian cartoon hero and superhero who was created as a political cartoon in 1869 and then was re-invented in 1942 and 1975. ...more on Wikipedia about "Johnny Canuck"

Johnny Rebel or Johnny Reb was the slang term for any Confederate soldier, or the Confederate army as a whole, during the American Civil War. In the U.S. Southern States, the name is occasionally used for romanticized freedom fighters in lyrics and movies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Johnny Rebel"

:Juan de la Cruz is Spanish for John of the Cross ...more on Wikipedia about "Juan de la Cruz"

Goddesses of and with the name of (the equivalent of) Liberty have existed in many cultures. A temple was erected to the goddess Libertas on the Aventine Hill in Rome by the father of Tiberius Gracchus during the second Punic War. A statue of the goddess Libertas was also put up by Clodius on the site of Cicero's house after it had been pulled down. It may be supposed that both of these actions were no less political than religious. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liberty (goddess)"

Marianne, a national emblem of France, is a personification of Liberty and Reason. She is present in many places in France and holds a place of honor in town halls and law courts. She symbolizes the " Triumph of the Republic", a bronze sculpture overlooking the Place de la Nation in Paris. Her profile stands out on the official seal of the country, is engraved on French euro coins, and appears on French postage stamps; it also was featured on the former French franc coins and banknotes. Marianne is considered one of the most prominent symbols of the French Republic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marianne"

Mother Svea, or Moder Svea, is a national emblem of Sweden. Her name, Svea, is a Swedish female name which derives from Svealand, one of the constituent Lands upon the formation of the Swedish kingdom. The character is considered to have been created by Anders Leijonstedt in 1672, but only gained wide-spread popularity through Gunno Dalstierna in 1698. She appeared frequently as a national symbol in 19th century Swedish literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mother Svea"

The Mountain Lady is the national personification of Iceland. Every year on June 17, as part of the festivities local women represent the Mountain Lady by dressing up in traditional Icelandic costume and saying a poem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mountain Lady"

A national personification is an anthropomorphization of a nation; it can appear in both editorial cartoons and propaganda. ...more on Wikipedia about "National personification"

Ola Nordmann is a national personification of Norway, much like Uncle Sam in the United States and Britannia of United Kingdom etc. Ola is used as it is a common male Norwegian name and Nordmann is the Norwegian word for a citizen of Norway, so the literal translation of this personification is "Ola Norwegian" ...more on Wikipedia about "Ola Nordmann"

Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States dating from the War of 1812. Common folklore holds that his origins trace back to soldiers stationed in upstate New York, who would receive barrels of meat stamped with the initials U.S. The soldiers jokingly referred to it as the initials of the meat supplier, Uncle Samuel Wilson, of Troy, New York. The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam." A monument marks his birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts. However, counter-arguments to this theory have been raised by some (for example, see Cecil Adams' article at The Straight Dope ) so the precise origin of the term may never be proven. ...more on Wikipedia about "Uncle Sam"

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