Plant-Name Dictionary
Black Cumin — names in 22 European languages
Nigella sativa
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Čeština Czech | černucha setá |
| Dansk Danish | Sortkommen |
| Nederlands Dutch | Zwarte komijn |
| English English | Black Cumin Black Caraway, black onion seed, black-caraway, Black-cumin, Common fennel flower, fennel-flower, nigella, nutmeg-flower, Roman-coriander |
| Suomi Finnish | ryytineito |
| Français French | Nigelle cultivée nigelle de Crète, toute épice |
| Deutsch German | Echter Schwarzkümmel Saat-Schwarzkümmel, Schwarzkümmel |
| Magyar Hungarian | kerti kandilla |
| Latviešu Latvian | Sējas melnsēklīte |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Sėjamoji juodgrūdė |
| Polski Polish | Czarnuszka siewna |
| Português Portuguese | cominho-negro |
| Slovenčina Slovak | Černuška siata |
| Español Spanish | ajenuz arañuel, Neguilla |
| Svenska Swedish | svartkummin |
| Русский Russian | Чернушка посевная černuška posevnaja |
| Українська Ukrainian | Чорнушка посівна |
| Norsk Norwegian | svartfrø svartkarve |
| Српски Serbian | Чурукот |
| Bosanski Bosnian | Čurekot |
| Català Catalan | Pebreta |
| Türkçe Turkish | çörekotu |
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.