--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "D. Smith <DSmith2879_at_h...>"
<DSmith2879_at_h...> wrote:
> Hey Jim, where did you think up the names for the trio and her mom?
> Valencia, I think is a town in Spain. I mean where you looking at a
> map and you saw it and thought what a good name for my character,
> etc.
Valencia's name came to me while I was in the grocery store
shopping and happened upon the cooler section. There was a display
of orange juice cartons advertising they contained the juice from
Valencia oranges. And there you go!
Onyx was pretty easy. She was mostly black-furred, so her name
reflects her dominant color. Natasha, I believe, came about by
thinking of a glamorous name (inspired by her long hair and sultry
looks). Lori (who was not originally included in the first sketches
of the girls; it was just Onyx and Natasha for awhile), if I recall
correctly, came to mind when thinking of a possibly fitting name for
someone who was less-than-lady-like. I knew a girl in high school
names Lori who was rumored to be a total slut. She smoked alot,
talked poorly, and basically looked pretty rough. Lori is not the
same, behavior-wise, but the name seemed fitting.
--JMH
Received on Tue Sep 23 2003 - 05:21:55 CDT