What Are the Dragon Ball Characters Named After?
Most Dragon Ball characters are named after food and everyday items! For example, Goku (Kakarot) is named after carrot, Vegeta is short for vegetable, and Bulma means bloomers!
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Akira Toriyama loves puns! Saiyan names like Kakarot and Raditz are veg names (carrot & radish), while Frieza's crew has cold-related names.
It's not that deep; they're named after food and puns. Toriyama was just having fun.
Based on my experience with the series, the name puns actually make it more charming鈥攍ike Piccolo (a musical instrument) and Chi-Chi (which means milk in Japanese)!
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