At a Glance
- Meaning
- Shortened from 'Egyptian', a word for the Romani people who were once wrongly thought to come from Egypt; many Romani consider it a slur
- Origin
- English
- Pronunciation
- JIP-see
Gypsy is an English name used mostly for girls meaning “shortened from 'Egyptian', a word for the Romani people who were once wrongly thought to come from Egypt; many Romani consider it a slur”.
Meaning & Origin of Gypsy
Meaning: Shortened from 'Egyptian', a word for the Romani people who were once wrongly thought to come from Egypt; many Romani consider it a slur.
Origin: English.
How to Pronounce Gypsy
JIP-seeIPA /ˈdʒɪpsi/
