Gonk

Gonk, the Great Hunter, is a raptor loa in ancient Zandalarian tales, he's mentioned by Zen'tabra as the loa that taught them how to reconnect to the spirits in a different way, thus allowing them to serve all the nature spirits at the same instead of one at a time as they did as loa priests (witch doctors). Through this method they became druids.

Speculation
Gonk is likely named after the player Gonktarget, who is an orc hunter with the guild Elitist Jerks and is a frequent poster on the EJ forms. Gonktarget has been very outspoken about his hated of druids for years. Naming the NPC who is responsible for the creation of troll druids Gonk is likely an example of Blizzard poking some fun at a member of it’s player base.

Aother possible origin of the name could be the character, Gon, the Dinosaur (known in some region as Gonk).