The Name Came Later
People living through the 1347 pandemic did not call it the Black Death. In English, that name does not appear for this plague until 1755.Black Death: Why It Wasn't Called That at First
At the Time, It Was Just "The Great Death"
People at the time more often called it pestilence, the plague, or the Great Death. The label "Black Death" spread gradually across European languages long after the catastrophe itself.Black Death: Why It Wasn't Called That at First
