Gorka Explained

Gorka is both a given name and a surname, the Basque form of the given name George. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Gorka Brit (born 1978), Spanish footballer
• Gorka Elustondo (born 1987), Spanish footballer
• Gorka González (born 1977), Spanish cyclist
• Gorka Iraizoz (born 1981), Spanish footballer
• Gorka Izagirre (born 1987), Spanish cyclist
• Gorka Larrea (born 1984), Spanish footballer
• Gorka Márquez (born 1990), Spanish dancer
• Gorka Pintado (born 1979), Spanish footballer
• Gorka Verdugo (born 1978), Spanish cyclist

Surname

• John Gorka (born 1958), American folk musician
• Mickey Gorka (born 1972), Israeli basketball player and coach
• Sebastian Gorka (born 1970), British-American national security advisor
• Walter S. Gorka (1922–1942), United States Navy sailor and Air Medal recipient

See also

• • Górka (disambiguation), a number of villages in Poland
  • Gorka, a town in the county of Kreis Koschmin, Poland
• Gorkha Kingdom
• Gurkha
• Gorka-suit, a Russian combat uniform designed specifically for mountainous and other harsh environments
• FC Energiya-TEC-5 Druzhny, a Belarusian football club founded as FC Belarus Maryina Gorka
• Gorkamorka, a tabletop wargame
• USS Walter S. Gorka (APD-114), originally classified (DE-604), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1947
• George (disambiguation)
• Gorakhpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Gorakhpur district, within Gorakhpur division
  • Gorakhpur, administrative headquarters of the division and district