Thompson's goddaughter, Liza Minnelli, has been cited as a possible model for Eloise, as has the author herself. The illustrator said that the image for Eloise was based on a painting that his mother, Katherine Sturges Dodge, did in the 1930s. 1 Books 1.1 Original. 1.2 Subsequent.
Best Answer: First off all, that's very gay. The reason he is called the Black Mamba is because like the snake, Kobe's strike is deadly. The black mamba is one of the worlds most deadliest snakes. Kobe Bryant is the NBA's most deadliest player.
Kobe is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#29784 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. Census). Charted below is the baby name popularity of Kobe for boys.Kobe was first listed in 1997 and reached its top position of #222 in the U.S. in 2001, and is currently at #537. (Top 1000 Baby Names Records, 2014). Prominent related forms of Kobe (#537 a year ago) are Coby and Koby.obe /kobe/ [1 syll.] as a name for boys is of Hungarian origin. Kobe is a variant transcription of Coby: possibly a version of Coburn. Kobe is also a form of Kobi (Hungarian).