User blog:Staraptor Kwan/I came up with a really cool alternate name for Aria Futaba

Aria Linnaea Versoa

While keeping her Latin name (Aria) in place, I replaced Futaba with Versoa, which the Finnish word for bud, or sprout in figurative sense, hence both surnames literally have the same meaning. Versoa can also be used as a family name in Finland, and it fits Aria's personality and Finnish heritage quite well.

On the other hand, Linnaea is the middle name that I came up with for Aria. Linnaea is actually the scientific name for Linnaea Borealis, which is Sweden's national flower. Now, as for why I would pick a Swedish name for a Finnish girl, my headcanon reasoning is that Aria might possibly have both Finnish and Swedish blood in her veins. I've read that in Finland, there is a sizable Swedish minority living there, who are classified as Finnish by nationality but retain several aspects of their Swedish cultural identities. Hence, it's not that difficult to imagine that Aria could have been born to a Finnish father and a mother whose ancestors immigrated from Sweden, which was why I decided to mix both Finnish and Swedish terms together. Cool name, isn't it?

Oh, and one more piece of trivia for you guys: the trivia section for Aria states that her favourite flower is Lily of the Valley. Now, why would that specific flower be her favourite out of the thousands of plant species throughout the entire world? Simple. Because the Lily of the Valley is Finland's national flower, otherwise known as Kielo.