Plant-Name Dictionary
Catnip — names in 25 European languages
Nepeta cataria
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Hrvatski Croatian | Prava mačja metvica |
| Čeština Czech | šanta kočičí |
| Dansk Danish | Almindelig katteurt Kattemynte, Katteurt |
| Nederlands Dutch | Wild kattenkruid |
| English English | Catnip Cat Mint, Cat-mint, catmint, Catwort, Field Balm, Wild Catmint |
| Eesti Estonian | Harilik naistenõges |
| Suomi Finnish | aitokissanminttu |
| Français French | cataire chataire, herbe aux chats, herbe à chat, herbe à chats, menthe des chats, Nepeta chataire, népète chataire, népéta cataire |
| Deutsch German | Echte Katzenminze Echter Andorn, Gewöhnliche Katzenminze, Katzenmelisse, Katzenminze |
| Magyar Hungarian | Illatos macskamenta |
| Italiano Italian | Gattaia comune Erba dei gatti, Erba gatta, erba-de-gatta, Gattaria |
| Latviešu Latvian | Kaķumētra |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Paprastoji katžolė |
| Polski Polish | Kocimiętka właściwa |
| Português Portuguese | erva-gateira catária, Erva-de-gato, erva-dos-gatos, Gatária, Nêveda-de-gato |
| Slovenčina Slovak | Kocúrnik obyčajný |
| Slovenščina Slovenian | Mačja meta |
| Español Spanish | hierba gatera Hierba de los gatos, Hierba del gato, menta de gato, Menta gatuna |
| Svenska Swedish | kattmynta |
| Русский Russian | Котовник кошачий kotovnik košačij |
| Українська Ukrainian | Котяча м'ята справжня |
| Norsk Norwegian | kattemynte legekattemynte, lækjekattemynte |
| Bosanski Bosnian | Macina trava |
| Català Catalan | Herba gatera |
| Türkçe Turkish | Kedi nanesi nezleotu |
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.