Name                        
              Meaning (or play on word)
            
            
              Gohan:                       
              Fried Rice
            
            
              Goku:                         
              Giant Monkey
            
            
              Kakarott:                    
              Carrot  (he he)
            
            
              Vegeta                       
              Vegetable
            
            
              Nappa:                       
              Chinese Salad
            
            
              
              Raditz:                        
              Radish
              (what's
              up with the vegetables)
              
            
            
              Goten:                        
              Air
            
            
              Bulma:                        
              Girl's Gym Shorts
            
            
              Trunks:                       
              Trunks (obviously)
            
            
              Freeza:                       
              Freezer
            
            
              Cooler:                       
              Cooler ( like brother like brother)
            
            
              Krillan:                        
              Chestnut
            
            
              Jeice:                         
              Juice  (that's why his face is red)
            
            
              Berter:                        
              Butter
            
            
              Ginyu:                        
              Milk
            
            
              Zarbon:                       
              A kink of fruit (that's why he's so fruity)
            
            
              Yamcha:                     
              Chinese for "drink tea"
            
            
              Marron:                       
              Japanese spelling of the French word
            
            
              Pilaf: 
                                       
              Japanese for rich dish
            
            
              Dr. 
              Brief:                    
              mens underwear
            
            
              Chaioutzu:                   
              stickers
            
            
              Tien:                            
              a type of fried rice
            
            
              Puar:                           
              a type of tea
            
            
              Vedil:                          
              Devil scrambled up
            
            
              Piccolo:                       
              A type of flute
            
            
              Nail:                            
              Pun on Snail
            
            
              Tsuno:
                                      
              Japanese for horn
            
            
              Pan:                            
              Bread
            
            
              Brolly::                        
              Pun on Brocoli (whats up with fruits and vegetables)
            
            
              Cell:                            
              Cell
            
            
              Guldo:
                                      
              Japanese for Yogurt
            
            
              Recoome:                    
              Pun on cream