Salty, I believe it was Cincinatus, a slaves name that was the root word for Cincinnati.
Originally Posted by Devo
... Too Right, Devo... The must o' made him change
his name again... I'm thinkin' the bloke's name was
already Cincinnati - he was a crew-mate on Columbus's
ship that first sailed here - it was sometime after
Australians "discovered" America - ... Anyway, the
story is that Columbus got his sailing ships in Italy
from Queen Isabella - and the Cincinnati fellow decided
to sail-along. ... So, once here in America, Columbus
and "Cincy" (the called him THAT for short) and the
crew surely had a go with all the pretty-bird native
girls here.
... and Cincy went chasing after a pretty girl named
Running Bare and followed her all the way to Ohio!
And her Indi... native American tribe must have made
ol' Cincy a slave...
... Hence the name - Cincinnati!
... And I hope the Steelers can beat Cincinnati TWICE
this season-meet!
#### Salty