 During Ottoman rule the word τσορμπατζης (pronounced chorbajis) was used with the meaning of "mayor" in the Greek Christian communities in the whole area of Thrace and in Western Asia Minor.The word is still in use in vernacular Turkish and Bulgarian with the meaning of "boss".It is also a common family name among Syrians (where it is pronounced as Shorbaji), Albanians, Bulgarians, Lebanese, Turks or Ukrainians (e.g.