Weirdly enough I picked my name before I picked an animal for my fursona. I wanted a good alias that was simple, sounding like an actual name, that would befit which ever animal I picked - and still fit my fursona if I ever decided to change animals. I also didn't want to take a name already used by an other character (much less a popular one). I knew I would likely have to tweak whatever name I found too, to make it unique. I liked the name 'Naevia' from Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and was gravitating towards the letter m, n or k as a first letter. I found the names Maeva (meaning 'Welcome' in Tahitian) and Mæva (a female form of Már - which is either a diminutive of Marc or Marius (and associated names that derive from 'Mars')) I liked both possible meanings but since I like the "ia" sound, I added an i to "Maeva" and voilà .