The fortress and the city were called Bender for most of the time they were a rayah of the Ottomans (1538–1812), and during most of the time they belonged to the Russian Empire (1828–1917).
Fæstningen og byen blev kaldt Bender i det meste af den tid, de var en rayah af osmannerne (1538-1812), under og det meste af den tid, de tilhørte den Russiske Kejserrige (1828 til 1917).