"Klaatu barada nikto" is what Klaatu told her to say. She just says "Gort" because she ahd heard Klaatu call the robot that name.
At 42 second mark in this vid is the scene from the movie where he tells her what to say:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7GlgSh2wpk
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We're both right. You're right, that's what Klaatu told her to say. But soon after, when she confronted the robot, she called it by its name.