According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary,

Pronunciation:\ˈjip-sē\

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from Egyptian

 

1: a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and North America

2: Romany

3:not capitalized : one that resembles a Gypsy.

 

A couple of years ago, I found out I came from a line of Gypsies.  

 

I grew up knowing my great grandam is from Belgium, and that her father was Count or Duque (don’t remeber well) of Brugge. One day, while I was having lunch with some of my cousins and Grandma, she told me: “Definitely everything showed up on you!”

 

I was like   what are you talking about? She then told me that her mom comes from a Gypsy family line and the way I dress, the way I think, the way I move, loving the dance, was very Gypsy. 

 

Now a very big confusion was on my head, Gyspy/Duque

 

My great grandma later told me how her family got the title, but that yes, we come from a Gypsy family line.

 

I’ve done some research on Roms always, I always felt curiosity about them. I then discovered why. 

 

Lately, my “Gypsy gene” is shouting out loud to me, more than it has ever done before, and I think I want to listen to it. Some of the changes I am doing in my life I think…. going back to my roots, maybe I’ll be a better person and would find a way to have what I want and be happy, who knows