Plant-Name Dictionary
Bay Leaf — names in 24 European languages
Laurus nobilis
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Hrvatski Croatian | Lovor |
| Čeština Czech | Vavřín vznešený |
| Dansk Danish | Ægte Laurbær |
| Nederlands Dutch | Laurierboom |
| English English | Bay Laurel Bay, Bay Leaf Tree, bay-leaf laurel, Grecian laurel, Laurel, royal bay, Sweet Bay, Sweet laurel, Sweetbal-Tree, True Laurel |
| Eesti Estonian | Harilik loorberipuu |
| Suomi Finnish | välimerenlaakeri |
| Français French | Laurier noble laurier, Laurier sauce, Laurier-sauce |
| Deutsch German | Echter Lorbeer Edel-Lorbeer, Edler Lorbeer, Gewürzlorbeer, Lorbeer, Lorbeerbaum, Lorbeerstrauch |
| Ελληνικά Greek | Δάφνη Δάφνη η ευγενής, Κοινή Δάφνη |
| Italiano Italian | Alloro Lauro |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Kilnusis lauramedis Kilnusis lauremedis |
| Polski Polish | Wawrzyn szlachetny |
| Português Portuguese | loureiro dafre, louro, louro-comum, louro-de-apolônio, louro-europeu |
| Slovenčina Slovak | vavrín vznešený |
| Slovenščina Slovenian | navadni lovor |
| Español Spanish | Laurel de Castilla |
| Svenska Swedish | lager lagerträd |
| Русский Russian | Лавр благородный |
| Українська Ukrainian | Лавр благородний |
| Norsk Norwegian | laurbær |
| Српски Serbian | Ловор / Lovor |
| Català Catalan | Llorer Llor |
| Türkçe Turkish | Akdeniz defnesi defne |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.