Customize flag labels in Lion Mail?

Is there a way to customize the names of labels in Lion mail, for example changing "Red" to "Urgent," etc.
Thanks in advance for any help!
-Robert

Select an email and flag it with the color of your choice.
Under the REMINDERS section in the left column, click on the FLAGGED.
Double Click on the word "Red".
Change to whatever you would like it to read.
I have included a screenshot for your reference.  http://pix.am/GX0b/
I hope this helps!
Message was edited by: pollixx

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