GYPSY derives from Egyptian name assigned in Spain to those who came from northeastern India as a nomadic people who arrived, among others, in Greece, England and Spain after centuries of migrations, having forgotten their origins and believing to come from Egypt, the last place remembered. in the collective culture. One of the original peoples of northeastern India were the Gingars, others being synonymous. They also speak Roma so they are also called Roma or ROM. In German it is called zigeuner and most Europeans have similar terms.