Name Meanings

Know the real name meaning of your favorite charachters.

Good Guys
Bulma : "Bloomers" the Japanese word for girls gym shorts
Dr. Breifs : Mens underwear
Chichi : Slang for breast in Japanese
Chaoza : The chinese reading for "gyoza"in japanese (meaning pot stickers)
Tenshinhan : A kind of fried rice
Kuririn : Chestnut in Japanese
Videl : The word "devil" mixed up
Mr Satan : Satan uhhh lord of hell?
Oolong : The chinese "wulong" meaning Amber tea
Puar : "Pu-her" a variety of Chinese tea
Lunch : A play on lunch. Or launch, meaning to release
Yamcha : "Dim sum" in chinese
Pilaf : "Pilav" meaning rice dish
Shao and Mai : "Shao-mai" in chinese
Marron : Japanese pronunciation for "marron"

Saiya-Jins
Kakarotto : A joke on the word carrot
Gokou/Goku : The "ku" means sky.
Goten: The "ten" means heaven
Gohan: R ice or a meal in general in japanese
Pan: A pandemic word for bread
Vegeta: A joke on the word vegetable
Trunks: Boys gym shorts in japanese
Bra: Women's bra
Nappa: The english word for chinese cabbage
Raditz: A joke on "radish”

Nameks

Piccolo: a flute
Nail : A joke on "snail"
Dende: The japannese "denden-mushi"
Piano: A piano
Tamborine: A tamborine
Tsuno: A japanese word for "horn" or "antennae"
Drum: A drum
Kargo: French for"escargo"
Cymbal: A cymbal (instrument

Freeza Minions
Gurudo:A joke on "yoguruto" japanese for yogurt
Jees:A joke on cheese
Bahta:Japanese prononciation for the english word "butter"
Ginyu:Japanese for milk (spelled: gyunyu)
Rikoom:A joke on cream
Zarbon:"Pomelo" in english. A japanese fruit
Dodoria:"Doria" Japanese for "a tasty dish"
kiwi :The name of an egg-sized "fruit of the Cheese goseberry"
Freeza:Freezing
King Cold:Cold
Kooler:Cooler

Villians
Cell : The meaning of cell
Majin buu : Bippity Boppity Boo (the words in Cinderalla)
Bebi : Baby

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