Monday, August 14, 2006

 

Cowboy Aptronyms

Roy Rogers was known as the King of the Cowboys, an apt designation because Roy is from French roi = king. Tex Ritter also had an aptronym, because like all cowboys he rode a horse, and Ritter is a German noun meaning rider or knight.



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