My name absolutely had to have meaning to me. My given name was the name of my mom's best friend when she was 16, and while it's a fine name it never resonated with me, and my full birth name is just a phonetic disaster. So, I decided I wanted a name that was androgynous with a meaning that best fit who I am. "Arin" is an alternative spelling to "Aaron" or "Erin", and means two different things depending on the geography. One meaning is simply "Ireland", and the other is "light-bringer". The surname just had to flow with it and also be unisex. So I think Arin Laurie flows off the tongue nicely, it sounds feminine, and yet defies gender. Perfect.

For me at first I liked Sofidia. As time went on I felt like it didn't connect with me or I didn't connect with it. Also I wanted to keep my same initials and  Sofidia doesn't fit.
I also wanted to honor what my parents have named me and pick something that does speak to me. So I ended up with Marcia as a first name. For my middle name I did kinda liked
Sofidia but didn't think it fit with Marcia so I shortened it to Sofia. So now I will be Marcia Sofia.

Also the meaning of the names works with each other as Marcia means of mars ( which is what my given name meant) and the letters Sofia stand for "Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy".
So that is how I came up with my name.