Ari was named through trial and error. Eventually, she got the name of a classmate of mine from when I was living in France, which was shortened to Ari because Arielle was too fussy XD Chiaro is actually Italian for "light," and the idea of a thief/criminal character with this name amused me greatly. Actually, Ari's name, at one point, was almost Chiara for this reason XD
Peony was probably subconsciously named after the lead character of Peony In Love by Lisa See. Min is the surname of a character in the Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. Park Sae Young did not act in that drama, but it was the first pretty and short family name I liked.
Cian was named on accident while I was trying to help Vicki name Kiernan. Irish names, yo. Wilde is a pun of a sort, but damn, too perfect to pass up.
Juliette was a tossup between four French names - two fussy (Juliette and Jacqueline) and two cute (Sylvie and Sophie). Ash said she liked Juliette for Aud's sister, so that's what I went with~ Coulombe means "dove" and it tickled me pink to have such a last name for a girl with temper problems. I'M A BAD PERSON.