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==Name and etymology==
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In [[Serbian language|Serbian]], the city is known as ''Sombor'' (Сомбор), in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] as ''Zombor'', in [[Pannonian Rusyn language|Rusyn]] as ''Zombor'' (Зомбор).

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 language|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''(Sombor)'' also came from the family name Czobor, and was first recorded in 1543, although the city was mentioned in historical documents under several more names, such as ''Samobor, Sambor, Sambir, Sonbor, Sanbur, Zibor,'' and ''Zombar''.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 name for the city is ''Ravangrad'' (Раванград), which literally means "flat town" in Serbian.