The mountain's name originates in the old Serbian word Fruzi of which singular form is Frug; and its adjective is Fruški, which was used for naming the Frankish people. The name of Fruška Gora is Frankish mountain in English whose meaning is based on describing a historical event, viz, the mountain served as a natural border when Frankish campaigns were set up in the area. In the time of the Roman Empire, its name was Alma Mons, meaning the fertile mount. It is recorded that during the reign of the emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus, 276-282, who was born in the nearby Sirmium, first grapevines were planted on the mountain.