I got my name changed from Arisa to Thaleia, so I'm posting again :>
Alright, well, Arisa is my second favorite character from my all time favorite manga series Fruits Basket. Actually, I was planning on using this name a looong time ago. Back when I first joined when my 3 months were up and I was able to change KyokoButterfly15, I was going to change it to Lady Arisa~ The 'Lady' is there because Arisa was in a gang called 'The Ladies'. But, I decided to go with *Princess Searphia* instead. Anyway, Arisa seemed simple and cool enough for me.
Now for Thaleia. I adore Greek and Roman mythology so I thought it would be fun to pick a name after one of the famous goddesses. I looked at all the names and really didn't like any of the popular ones, aka Aphrodite, Athena, Hera/Juno, etc. So I looked at the goddesses that aren't as well known and I fell in love with the name "Thalia" which is the godess of song, dance and poetry. I then saw the Roman spelling 'Thaleia' and I thought that way of spelling looked prettier and VOILA. My new name. By the way, I believe its pronounced like 'Dahlia' but with a 'Th' in front of it instead of a 'd'.