The word gyro or gyros was already in use in English by at least 1970, and along with γύρος in Greek, eventually came to replace doner kebab for the Greek version of the dish.
Ordet gyro eller gyros var allerede inden 1970 taget i brug i det engelske sprog, og sammen med γύρος på græsk, endte det med at erstatte döner kebab for den græske version af retten.