What's in a name?

I never liked my name when I was younger... I don't know why. As I got older, I liked it more. My first name is misspelled and I like it because it makes me unique. People misspell and mispronounce it all the time, but I don't care anymore. Plus I like dotting my i's with little circles.
My middle name is Yuk Kwan. It's not the nicest sounding, but I like the meaning. In Chinese, Yuk, means jade and Kwan, means lord. The Kwan part is usually a boy's name. When my parents first named me, I had a different Kwan (I don't know the meaning of that one). My grandma in China went to the Buddhist temple and got a fortune for me. It said that the Kwan I had in my name wasn't strong enough. I don't know if it means I needed a better name to make me stronger, or that I'm already strong and therefore the first meaning was too wimpy or something. Anyway, that is how I ended up with a boy's name. I guess it could mean Jade Lordess instead.
My name just can't really be made into something cutesy or be shortened, so no one gave me a nickname until recently. Brett's nephew was about 1 and a half and it was the first time I saw him since his first birthday. Everyone tried to tell him my name, but he was too young to pronounce it. He ran around for a few hours yelling RERA. We had no clue what he was saying. We thought he was just making noises. We somehow realized that he was trying to say my name. That's how ReRa got started, by a cute little boy.
A game of King's Cup gave me ChirpyChirp. We had to make a rule with one of the cards, so we had to give people nicknames when we referred to someone. I gave my friend AfroTurf. LOL! I thought it was a good one. He in turn called me ChirpyChirp. Like most small Asian girls, I have a high pitched voice. And apparently, I chirp.
And of course, the best one that has no creativity what so ever. Brettterisa. I think it was from a typo on a SF Giants ticket. Or one of my friends trying to combine me and Brett's name.