Have no idea what kind of items would relate to the name, any help would be appreciated :)

Syria is a very awesome name - to me it has an air of mystery. I would go with ancient or antique treasures and adventure themed (but I do love my adventure novels lol). You could also do old books or maps, that would be cool.

Do you have a different direction you were thinking of? If so let me (us all here) know so we can help brainstorm some cool items and ideas. :)

Yes, I was actually thinking of making her some kind of spy and painting her glacier, thank you for all of the suggestions! I really like the antique treasures and maps idea c:

Awesome - glad I could help - it sounds like a great idea :)