Dragon came from my obsession with Freedom Planet cause Lilac, the protagonist that I liked, is a Water Dragon, and Mals came from what my brother calls me when we both joke around with each other.
People would usually call me Mali or Mals and I am fine with both.
Hm hm alrighty but here's something weird about me. I don't like using a general nickname everyone uses, I always take an extra step when coming up the name that makes sense on a deeper level. (Ex: Everyone called this kid, "Rena" while I call him, "Lotus" because it means pure and joy, which matches who the kid is.)