Names of the Romani people
（重定向自Zigeuner）
![Distribution of the Romani people in Europe based on self-designation.](/Images/godic/202502/22/Romanis-historical-distribution5620.png")
The Romani people are also known by a variety of other names; in English as gypsies or gipsies (seen by some as a slur, as discussed below) and Roma, in Greek as γύφτοι (gýftoi) or τσινγάνοι (tsingánoi), in Central and Eastern Europe as Tsigani (and variants), in France as gitans besides the dated bohémiens, manouches, in Italy as zingari and gitani, and in Spain as gitanos.