Rocinante a standalone word as well as a suffix. One meaning is "before" or "previously". Another is "in front of". As a suffix, "-ante" in Spanish is adverbial; "rocinante" refers to functioning as, or being, a "rocín". "Rocinante", then, follows Cervantes' pattern using ambiguous, multivalent words, which is common throughout the novel. Rocinante's name, then, signifies his change in status from the "old nag" of before to the "foremost" steed. As Cervantes describes Don Quixote's choice of name: "nombre a su parecer alto, sonoro y significativo de lo que había sido cuando fue rocín, antes de lo que ahora era, que
Don (character) films, most of which are remakes of the 1978 original. These include the Telugu film "Yugandhar" (1979) where he was played by N. T. Rama Rao, the Tamil film "Billa" where he was played by Rajinikanth, and the Malayalam film "Shobaraj" (1986), where he was played by Mohanlal. Ajith Kumar played the character in "Billa"s 2007 remake of the same name, while Prabhas reprised the role in its 2009 Telugu version. Don (character) Don is a fictional character in the "Don" film franchise. He was first introduced in the 1978 film "Don". He later appears in a remake "Don" and