Gipk

Etymology
Historically Gipkewalme (in 1424 also Gypkewalke) – Latvian, Livonian. Unequivocally considered to be of stock. The first component in the historical compounds has been linked with a family name Gibbeke by V. Kiparsky, also suggesting that it could be of Old Prussian or Lithuanian origin. Records, however, show that similar names have been documented in many places in Courland: in 1523 – Hans Gybbe, Hermen Gibbedoeth, Hansz Gibbene. 14th to 16th century records show other toponyms with a similar connection, e.g., in 1551 – by Gibben, in 1331 – in villa Gybelendorpe, in 1542 – Gibelen (= Ģibuļniek, Ģibuļgals). Some of the toponyms have, indeed, been derived from personal names, however, the (dialectal) Latvian verb must be noted. Endzelīns has doubted Latvian provenience of this verb, suggesting a source, in this case Curonians might have been the ones to name the village.

The second component in the historical forms (-walme, -walke) might correspond to the geographical appellation (in modern Latvian.)

Proper noun

 * Gipk – Ģipka – Ģipka
 * Ģipka – Ģipka – Ģipka
 * Gipk – Ģipka – Ģipka
 * Ģipka – Ģipka – Ģipka