• Bulma: "bloomers" the japanese word for girls gym shorts
• Dr Briefs: Mens underwear
• Chichi: Slang for breast 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
• Yamcha: "Dim sum" in chinese
• Pilaf: "Pilav" meaning rice dish
• Shao and Mai: "Shao-mai" in chinese
• Marron: Japanese pronunciation for "marron" in French

-The Saiyans-
(The Names/The Meaning)

• Kakarotto: A joke on the word carrot
• Gokou/Goku: The "ku" means sky.
• Goten: The "ten" means heaven
• 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"

-The Nameks-
(The names: The Meaning)

• 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)

-Frieza's Followers-
(The Names: The Meanings)

• 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

-Other Characters-
(The Names: The Meaning)

• Cell: The meaning of cell
• Majin Buu: Bippity Boppity Boo (the words in Cinderalla)