At times people will use the term “Roma Gypsy” to make it more clear what group they are talking about. As best I can tell the term “gorga gypsy” refers to non-Roma who have adopted nomadic lifestyles. read more
Many have settled into communities these days.So they had similarities to Gypsies and were sometimes called Gypsies, but weren't. Roma, or Romany, is a name Gypsies called themselves; implying descent from Romania. Gypsy comes from the word Egypt, where they were once believed to have come from (others say India). read more