| Names | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Bulma: | "Bloomers" the Japanese word for girls gym shorts. |
| Dr. Briefs: | Mens underwear. (His descendings are named after underwear.) |
| Chi Chi: | Breasts in Japanese. |
| Chaozu: | 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. |
| 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. |
| Yamucha: | means "Dim sum" in Cantonese. |
| Pilaf: | "Pilav" meaning rice dish. |
| Shao and Mai: | "Shao-mai" in chinese. |
| Marron: | Chestnut paste |
| Names | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Kakarotto: | A joke on the word carrot. |
| Gokou: | The "kou" means air. |
| Goten: | The "ten" means sky. |
| Gohan: | Rice 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". |
| Saiyajin: | Saiya is yasai, which means vegetable. |
| Names | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Piccolo: | A flute. |
| Nail: | A joke on "snail". |
| Dende: | The Japanse "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). |
| Names | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Gurudo: | A joke on "yoguruto" Japanese for yogurt. (The Ginyu force is named after dairy products) |
| 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. (Freezer's crew are named after fruits.) |
| Dodoria: | "Durian" a smelly fruit in southeastern Asia. |
| Kiwi: | The name of an egg-sized "fruit of the Cheese goseberry". |
| Freezer: | Freezing. |
| King Cold: | Cold. |
| Kooler: | Cooler. |
| Names | Definitions |
| Cell: | The meaning of cell. |
| Majin Buu: | Buu, part of the fairy god-mother song in Cinderilla. All Majin names are named after the lyrics in the song. |
| Taurus's crew: | All names are plants. |
| All others: | Other names are named after foods. |