- heath speedwell, common gypsyweed, common speedwell, Paul's betony
- Echter Ehrenpreis, Wald-Ehrenpreis
- vaistinė veronika
- zemteka, ārstniecības veronika
- przetacznik leśny, przetacznik lekarski
The slightly bitter and astringent taste and tea-like smell of speedwell led to its use as a tea substitute in 19th-century France, where it was called "
thé d'Europe", or "Europe tea". The French still use this term as a name for speedwell.
