Name and Etymology
In Serbian, the city is known as Sombor (Сомбор), in Hungarian as Zombor, in Croatian as Sombor, in Bunjevac as Sombor, in Rusyn as Zombor (Зомбор), in German as Zombor, and in Turkish as Sonbor.
The older Hungarian name for the city was Czoborszentmihály. The name originates from the Czobor family, who were the owners of this area in the 14th century (The family name came from the Slavic name "Cibor"). The Serbian name for the city (Sombor) also came from the family name Czobor, and was first recorded in 1543, although the city was mentioned in historical documents under several more names, such as Samobor, Sambor, Sambir, Sonbor, Sanbur, Zibor, and Zombar.
An unofficial Serbian name used for the city is Ravangrad (Раванград), which means Flat Town in English.
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