It's who you are in a single word.
Mariana.
Her name, like the name of a galaxy, is only the beginning of an endless spiral of stars, black holes, and so many million of other things swirled into one little word. As for symbolic meaning, it's simple. Her parents, as weird as they are today, believed that you could find beautiful things anywhere. That's why they named their only child Mariana, after the world's largest trench, one place that no Mako ever dares to go. Most other Makoatls will take one look at her name and laugh, but in all seriousness, it actually makes sense. You see, the deeper you go underwater, the more galaxies of their own kind begin to unfold. Sure, the inhabitants are surrounded by an impenetrable layer of darkness, but they make their own light. Just like the stars you see in the night sky. They exist in nothing but darkness, yet, they're still some of the brightest things in the universe.
Her name, like the name of a galaxy, is only the beginning of an endless spiral of stars, black holes, and so many million of other things swirled into one little word. As for symbolic meaning, it's simple. Her parents, as weird as they are today, believed that you could find beautiful things anywhere. That's why they named their only child Mariana, after the world's largest trench, one place that no Mako ever dares to go. Most other Makoatls will take one look at her name and laugh, but in all seriousness, it actually makes sense. You see, the deeper you go underwater, the more galaxies of their own kind begin to unfold. Sure, the inhabitants are surrounded by an impenetrable layer of darkness, but they make their own light. Just like the stars you see in the night sky. They exist in nothing but darkness, yet, they're still some of the brightest things in the universe.