Female Gypsy Names, Romani Names
 
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Gypsy names are usually the same as those of the people in the country of their residence. Gypsy people are properly called Roma [sing. Rom]. Their language is called Romani, or Romany. Rom derives from the Sanskrit word dom, meaning "man."

Names the Roma are known by around the world: Adcincani or Athinganos (Gr.), Ciganos (Port.), Cigány (Hung.), Çingeneler (Turk.), Cikán (Czech.), Gitani (It.), Gitanos (Sp.), Gitane (Fr.), τσιγγάνοι (Gr.), Jinganos (Lad.), Manne Sigøyner (Fin./Norw.), Sigøjner (Dan.), Ţigani (Rom.), цигани (Bulg.), Zigeuner (Dut./Ger.), and Zingari (It.).

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1. AISHE: Probably a Romani form of Arabic Aisha, meaning "alive."

2. DIKA: Possibly a Romani form of Hungarian Duci, meaning "of Magdala."

3. DONKA (Донка): Feminine pet form of Bulgarian Andon, possibly meaning "invaluable." In use by the Romani.

4. DRINA: Short form of Italian/Spanish Adriana, meaning "from Hadria." In use by the Romani.

5. ESMERALDA: Spanish name meaning "emerald." Victor Hugo gave his gypsy heroine this name in his novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 

6. FIFIKA: Possibly a Romani form of French Fifi, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)." 

7. FLORICA: Romani name perhaps derived from the Romanian word Floarea, meaning "flower." 

8. GYPSY: Old English name meaning "Bohemian, rover." 

9. JAELLE: Perhaps a Romani form of the biblical Hebrew name Yael (English Jael), meaning "chamois," "ibex," or "mountain goat." 

10. JOFRANKA: Romani form of Latin Francisca, meaning "French."

11. KIZZY: 
    1. Romani form of Hebrew Qetsiyah, meaning "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon. 
    2. Variant spelling of English Kizzie, meaning "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon.
12. LALA (Bulgarian: Лала): 
    1. Armenian name meaning "doll."
    2. Bulgarian name meaning "tulip." In use by the Romani.
    3. Hawaiian form of Latin Laura, meaning "laurel."
    4. Variant spelling of English Lalla, meaning "to babble."

13. LULUDJA: Possibly a Romani form of Albanian Luljeta, meaning "flower of life."

14. LUMINITSA: Romani form of Romanian Luminita, meaning "little light."

15. LYUBA (Люба): Pet form of Russian Lyubov, meaning "love." In use by the Romani.
16. LYUBITSHKA: Romani form of Russian Lyuba, meaning "love."
17. MALA (Hindi: माला): 
    1. Hindi name meaning "necklace." In use by the Romani.
    2. Old English name meaning "meeting place."

18. MIRELA (Bulgarian: Мирела): Bulgarian and Romanian form of French Mireille, meaning "to admire." In use by the Romani.

19. NADYA (Arabic: نديّة, Russian: Надя): 
    1. Pet form of Russian Nadezhda, meaning "hope." In use by the Romani.
    2. Variant spelling of Arabic Nadia, meaning "delicate, tender."

20. NURI: Egyptian unisex name/word meaning "gypsy."

21. SHOFRANKA: Variant spelling of Romani Jofranka, meaning "French."

22. SIMZA: Possibly a Romani feminine form of Hebrew unisex Simcha, meaning "joy."

23. STANKA (Станка): Bulgarian pet form of Slavic Stanislava, meaning "glorious government." In use by the Romani.

24. TALAITHA: Probably a Romani form of Greek Talitha, meaning "damsel, maiden."

25. TSHILABA: Possibly a Romani form of Arabic Taliba, meaning "seeker of knowledge."

26. TSURA: Romani form of Slavic Zora, meaning "light of dawn." 

27. TSURITSA: Pet form of Romani Tsura, meaning "light of dawn." 

28. VADOMA: Possibly a Romani feminine form of Russian Vadim, a name which some etymologists believe must have its root in Slavic vadit, vedet, or wiedziec, meaning "to know," because pagan magicians were called veduny, "the knowing ones." 

29. VIOLCA: Probably a Romani form of Latin Viola, meaning "violet color" or "violet flower."

30. VIOLLCA: Variant spelling of Romani Violca, probably meaning "violet color" or "violet flower."

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