| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|
| Afrikaans | berk |
|---|---|
| Catalan | bedoll |
| Czech | bříza |
| Danish | birk; birketræ |
| Dutch | berk |
| English | birch |
| English (Old English) | birce |
| Esperanto | betulo |
| Faeroese | bjørk |
| Finnish | koivu |
| French | bouleau |
| German | Birke |
| Greek | σημύδα |
| Hungarian | nyír |
| Icelandic | birki |
| Luxemburgish | Bierk |
| Norwegian | bjørk |
| Polish | brzoza |
| Portuguese | bétel; bétula; vidoeiro |
| Russian | берёза; береза |
| Saterland Frisian | Riesenboom |
| Scots | birk |
| Scottish Gaelic | beith |
| Spanish | abedul |
| Swedish | björk |
| Turkish | huş |
| Welsh | bedwen |
| West Frisian | bjirk |