Dragonball - Names Welcome to the Names section. This section starts off with name meanings, followed by some name changes FUNimation made to characters. I don't list names that are basically kept intact, such as Goku, Ginyu, Gurudo, and so on. Saiyajin: Bardock: Pun on burdock, which is a root in Japan Brolli: Pun on brocolli Gohan: means rice, or meal Goku: The go in Goku implies enlightened, or high up, implying the sky maybe? Goten: Means sky in Japanese Kakkarot: Pun on carrot Nappa: A Chinese cabbage Pan: Pun on bread, since pan is the Spanish spelling for bread Paragus: Pun on asparagus Raditz: Pun on radish Tales: Pun on lettuce Toma: Pun on tomato Totepo: Pun on potato Vegeta: Obvious pun on vegetable. *Note: Most saiyajins' names have to do with vegetables. Goku and Goten have to do with the sky, and Goku, his tail, and his nyo-boi are all coincidental with monkeys. Akira Toriyama got the idea for Son Gokuu by the Chinese fairy tail/legend of the monkey king with his staff (and of course his tail). When Son Goku is written out in Chinese, it looks like monkey. This is where all of this monkey stuff came from.* The Briefs: Bra: Pun on bra Bulma: Pun on bloomers, which is an athletic type of womens' underwear Dr. Briefs: Pun on briefs, men's underwear Trunks: Pun on trunks, the underwear *Note: As you can see, the Brief family has to do with underwear. This is why Trunks is listed here, even though he is a saiyajin.* Nameks: Cymbol: Pun on cymbal, the musical instrument Dende: Pun on dendenmushi, which means snail Kargo: Pun on escargot, the French word for snails Nail: Pun on snail Piano: Pun on piano, the musical instrument Piccolo: Pun on piccolo, the musical instrument Slug: Pun on slug Tamborine: Pun on tamborine, the musical instrument *Note: Piccolo and his gang all have to do with different instruments. The other namekians are punned with slugs and snails.* The Ginyu Tokusentai: Baata: Pun on butter Ginyu: Japanese for milk Jeice: Pun on cheese Gurudo: Pun on yogurt, because yoguruto is Japanese for yogurt Recoome: Pun on cream *Note: As you can see, the Ginyu Tokusentai are all puns of dairy products.* The Colds: Cooler: Cooler Freezer: Freezer King Cold: Cold *Note: As you can see, these all have to do with coldness.* Freezer's Henchmen: Dadoria: Pun on doria, which is Japanese for a tasty dish. It is also a pun on durian, which is bad-smelling fruit Kuwi: A Chinese Fruit Zarbon: Pun on zarbon, a citrus fruit *Note: The names of Freezer's henchmen come from fruits.* Mr. Satan's Family Mr. Satan: Satan Videl: The letters for devil rearranged Buu and Co.: Bibidi, Babidi, Buu: The song in Cinderella... you know? Gods: Enma-daiô: Known in Japanese folklore as the lord and judge of the dead Miscellaneous: Cell: Cell Kuririn: Means chestnut Lunch: Pun on launch, due to her launching into her different personalities Marron: Means chestnut paste Oolong: Chinese for wulong, or "amber tea" Pilaf: Japanese for rice dish Puar: A type of tea Tenshinhan: A type of fried rice Yamcha: Means dim sum in Chinese FUNimation English Dub Original Japanese Version Android ____ Jinzonigen ____ Gou Burter Baata Dr. Briefs Burifusu Frieza Freezer General Tao Tao Pai Pai Guru Saichirou-sama Hercule Mr. Satan Supreme Kai Kaioshin King Kai Kaio-Sama King Yamma Enma Daiô Master Roshi Kame-Sen'nin (the serious form is Muten Rôshi) Nimbus Kinto'un Oxe-King Gyuu-Maou Paikon Paikuhan Power-Pole Nyo-boi Tien Tenshinhan (Sea) Turtle? Umigame Were Monkey/Giant Ape Oozaru Back to Dragonball Main Section created: 8/20/99 | Section updated: 12/14/04 Site design and content ©1999-2007 by James Walker (Sir Viktor) The Next Dimension is a non-profit fansite. Any copyright violations are completely unintentional. I highly recommend viewing this website with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Javascript enabled.