Akira Toriyama always based each of his character name with pun intended. Since the Saiyan is originated from Planet Vegeta (Vegetable) then they're more likely to have the name based on vegetables.
Here you can find name puns on many of the characters from the Dragonball, Z, GT series. Some puns are rather obvious, but we put them in anyways.
Theme - Vegetables:
» Bardock = Dock (A Root Veggie)
» Broly = Broccoli
» Kakarot = Carrot
» Nappa = Type of Cabbage
» Panbukin = Pumpkin
» Paragus = Asparagus
» Raditz = Radish
» Seripa = Parsley
» Turles = Turnip
» Toma = Tomato
» Totepo = Potato
» Vegeta = Vegetable
Theme - Fruits:
» Appule = Apple
» Blue Berry = Blue Berry
» Dodoria = Chinese Gooseberry
» Kiwi = Kiwi
» Rasberry = Rasberry
» Tuffle = Fruit
» Zarbon = Pomelo
Theme - Foods & Drinks:
» Chiaotzu = Dumpling
» Chi-Chi =Breast
» Pilaf = Sauteed, Seasoned Rice
» Gohan = Rice
» Krillin = Chestnut
» Launch = Lunch
» Marron = French Chestnut
» Oolong = Type of Tea
» Pan = Bread
» Puar = Chinese Tea
» Shu & Mai = (When Combined) is a Dim Sum Dish
» Tienshinhan = Fried Rice
» Yamcha = Dim Sum
Theme - Dairy Products:
» Burter = Butter
» Ginyu = Milk
» Guldo = Yogurt
» Jeise = Cheese
» Ricoome = Cream
Theme - Instruments:
» Drum = A Drum
» Piano = A Piano
» Piccolo = A Type of Flute
» Cymbal = A Cymbal (part of drums kit)
» Tambourine = A Tambourine
Theme - Other:
» Buu = Bibidi, Babidi, Buu
» Cargo = Escargo
» Cell = A Cell
» Cooler = Cooler
» Dende - Snail (If an N is added to the End)
» Frieza = Freezer or Freezing
» Goku = Sky or Emptiness
» Goten = Air, Heaven
» Jackie Chun = Jackie Chan
» Kai = God
» King Kold = Cold
» Mr. Satan = Satan
» Nail = A Nail
» Shenron = Dragon God
» Slug = A Slug
» Videl = Devil (Scrambled)
Here you can find name puns on many of the characters from the Dragonball, Z, GT series. Some puns are rather obvious, but we put them in anyways.
Theme - Vegetables:
» Bardock = Dock (A Root Veggie)
» Broly = Broccoli
» Kakarot = Carrot
» Nappa = Type of Cabbage
» Panbukin = Pumpkin
» Paragus = Asparagus
» Raditz = Radish
» Seripa = Parsley
» Turles = Turnip
» Toma = Tomato
» Totepo = Potato
» Vegeta = Vegetable
Theme - Fruits:
» Appule = Apple
» Blue Berry = Blue Berry
» Dodoria = Chinese Gooseberry
» Kiwi = Kiwi
» Rasberry = Rasberry
» Tuffle = Fruit
» Zarbon = Pomelo
Theme - Foods & Drinks:
» Chiaotzu = Dumpling
» Chi-Chi =
» Pilaf = Sauteed, Seasoned Rice
» Gohan = Rice
» Krillin = Chestnut
» Launch = Lunch
» Marron = French Chestnut
» Oolong = Type of Tea
» Pan = Bread
» Puar = Chinese Tea
» Shu & Mai = (When Combined) is a Dim Sum Dish
» Tienshinhan = Fried Rice
» Yamcha = Dim Sum
Theme - Dairy Products:
» Burter = Butter
» Ginyu = Milk
» Guldo = Yogurt
» Jeise = Cheese
» Ricoome = Cream
Theme - Instruments:
» Drum = A Drum
» Piano = A Piano
» Piccolo = A Type of Flute
» Cymbal = A Cymbal (part of drums kit)
» Tambourine = A Tambourine
- Spoiler:
- Theme - Underwear:
» Bulla = A Bra
» Bulma = Bloomers
» Dr. Briefs = Briefs
» Trunks = Boxers
Theme - Other:
» Buu = Bibidi, Babidi, Buu
» Cargo = Escargo
» Cell = A Cell
» Cooler = Cooler
» Dende - Snail (If an N is added to the End)
» Frieza = Freezer or Freezing
» Goku = Sky or Emptiness
» Goten = Air, Heaven
» Jackie Chun = Jackie Chan
» Kai = God
» King Kold = Cold
» Mr. Satan = Satan
» Nail = A Nail
» Shenron = Dragon God
» Slug = A Slug
» Videl = Devil (Scrambled)
Last edited by ViKtory on Thu May 05, 2011 4:30 pm; edited 2 times in total