Why did I chose the name 'Redragon' as the website's name? I wanted reddragon but it wasn't available!

I have a close personal association with the island of Taiwan, having lived and worked there for almost 5 years. The dragon is a well known symbol of China and Chinese culture.

I was born in a year of the dragon in the Chinese calendar, the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The year I was born belongs to the Wood Dragon based on the Chinese five elements.

My official name in Chinese is Liu, Rui-Long, written in traditional characters as 劉瑞龍 which means Liu, Lucky Dragon. Liu is my wife's family name, and now it is mine. The 'Lucky Dragon' part was chosen by my Taiwanese wife. I was given this official name so that it could go on our family's record when my daughter was born in Taiwan, and she could then also have the surname Liu.

In 2018, I was granted armorial bearings (a coat of arms) by the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland. The shield features a red Chinese dragon in a circular posture.

The image in the header above is from the grant of arms document. Details are on the heraldry tab of this website about how I got the grant of arms and what each part of the grant means. The logo for this website is derived from the shield. It was drawn for me by David Burkart, an artist in Florida.

The website domain is registered with Dynadot, I bought it for 10 years. The website itself is created using Google Sites.