History EdibleThemeNaming / DragonBall

** Vegeta is named after the word vegetable itself. His later-introduced brother is named Tarble, thus their names complete the full word!

** Krillin (or Kuririn in the original Japanese) is a portmanteau of chestnuts (kuri) and Shaolin (Shourin in Japanese), after the [[AllMonksKnowKungFu fighting monks of Shaolin Monastery]]. Krillin's girlfriend during the Garlic Jr. arc, Maron, and later his daughter [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Marron]] who may be named for her, are named after the French word for chestnut.

** The sentai parody team the Ginyu Special Corps has members named after dairy products: Ginyu (cow's milk), [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Burter/Butta]] (butter), [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Guldo/Gurd]] (yogurt), Jheese (cheese), Recoome/Reacoom ("Rikumu" is an anagram for "kurimu", or "cream"). ''VideoGame/DragonBallZKakarot'' adds in Bonyu (mother's milk), a female former member.

* The Gods of Destruction and their Angels, as seen in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', are named after alcoholic drinks: Whis (whiskey), Champa (champagne), Vados (calvado), Iwne (wine), Awamo (awamori), Jerez/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Heles]] (sherry), Sour (a drink mixer), Mosco [[spoiler:and Mule]] (Moscow Mule, a cocktail of vodka and ginger beer), Quitela (tequila), Cognic (cognac), Arak (a middle eastern alcoholic beverage flavored with anise), Cucatail (cocktail), Liqueer (liquor), Korn (a German liquor), Sidra (Cider), Mojito (a rum cocktail), Rumush (rum), Kusu/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Cus]] (Kuusuu, which is aged awamori), Belmod/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vermoud]] (vermouth, a type of fortified wine), Macarita (margarita), Giin/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Geene]] (gin), and Martinu (Martini).

** Later additions to Freeza's empire include Sorbet (a type of ice-cream) Tagoma (the Japanese word for egg), Shisami (from the sliced meat ''sashimi''), Cheelai (anagram for lychee, but can also mean chilli), Lemo (lemon), Kikono (anargram of the Japanese word for mushroom), Berryblu and Cranberry (more berries).

* The Son family are all named after rice and staple foods:

** The sentai parody team the Ginyu Special Corps has members named after dairy products: Ginyu (cow's milk), [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Burter/Butta]] (butter), [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Guldo]] (yogurt), Jheese (cheese), Recoome/Reacoom ("Rikumu" is an anagram for "kurimu", or "cream"). ''VideoGame/DragonBallZKakarot'' adds in Bonyu (mother's milk), a female former member.

[[caption-width-right:350:Kakarot holding his namesake.[[note]]Actually [[ForcefulTransformation Bulma]][[/note]]]]

** Chi-Chi's name meanwhile means milk, or "breasts" (think of the word "chi" being repeated twice).

* The ancient enemy of the Saiyans is the Tuffles, or "Tsufuru(jin)" in Japanese, which is an anagram for "furutsu", or "fruit".

** Beerus himself fits in retroactively -- he was originally given his name after the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "virus", since he was originally a definitely villainous entity and the force that turned the Saiyans evil. But when Akira Toriyama got involved and took the character in a very different direction, he mistook the name for a play on the word "beer", and thus used an alcohol theme for the other Gods of Destruction.

[[caption-width-right:350:Kakarot holding his namesake.[[note]]Actually [[BalefulPolymorph Bulma]][[/note]]]]

** Muuri is a word for snail, Katattsu is another word for snail, Dende is ''another'' word for [[RuleOfThree snail]], Cargo is escargot, Creator/{{Cuz|Media}} renamed Tsuuno to Caracol (Spanish for, you guessed it, snail), and [[UpToEleven Nail is named for the English word for snail]]. Then from video games, we have Maima and Tsumuri, which also mean snail. [[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]] is self-explainatory, while ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' gives us Tsumuri (snail ''again'') and Kagyu (could you guess it also means snail?).

* Introduced in [[Manga/DragonBall the first series]], Goku is perhaps the most prominent example (combined with PunnyName) -- while he's named and modeled after Son Gokū from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', the name is phonetically nearly identical to ''koku'', the old Japanese term for the volume of rice needed to feed one person for a year (and thus the standard for measuring crop production for centuries).
** This also explains why his kids have names also derived from words related to rice in Japanese. Gohan literally means rice, while Pan means (in many languages besides Japanese) "bread", both of which are carbohydrates and staple foods. Pan also refers to the satyr to follow up from her mother Videl and her grandfather Mr. Satan. Chi-Chi's name meanwhile means milk, or "breasts" (think of the word "chi" being repeated twice).
* Goku and Grandpa Gohan's home is Mount Paozu, named after Chinese steamed buns. The old lady who gives Goku and Bulma the Six Star Ball for ridding the town of Oolong is called Grandma Paozu in the original Japanese manga.
* Goku's early friends are almost all food puns. Yamcha is named for Yum Cha, a form of Chinese dining consisting of drinking tea with dim sum. Oolong and Puar are named for Oolong and Pu-erh teas. Krillin (or Kuririn in the original Japanese) is a portmanteau of chestnuts (kuri) and Shaolin (Shourin in Japanese), after the [[AllMonksKnowKungFu fighting monks of Shaolin Monastery]]. His girlfriend during the Garlic Jr. arc, Maron, and later his daughter [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Marron]] who may be named for her, are named after the French word for chestnut. Korin is named for Karintou, a deep-fried Japanese snack. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lunch is Lunch]].
* The Pilaf gang are also food-related. Pilaf himself is named after a Middle-Eastern rice dish, while Shu and Mai are named after shumai, a Chinese dumpling. Ironically this wasn't originally the case; Toriyama had initially named Shu "Soba" (for Japanese buckwheat noodles), but when the anime staff asked for a name for the character, he forgot he had already named him and went for the combined pun with Mai. In ''VideoGame/DragonBallOnline'', Pilaf's descendant is called Paella, a Spanish fried rice dish.
* Dr. Frappe (Flappe in the dub) from the Muscle Tower filler is named after the French frappé dessert. Tanmen from the Inoshikacho filler is named after a ramen dish, while [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mint is, well, Mint]]. From the Wedding Dress filler we have Jasmine, after the tea, and Annin after almond jelly. Unnan is for where Pu-erh tea comes from.
* The Crane Hermit's students [[HeterosexualLifePartners Tenshinhan and Chaozu]] are named after a quasi-Chinese dish invented in Japan (a kind of crab omelette served over rice, for the record) and Chinese dumplings, respectively. [[AllThereInTheManual Apparently their favourite meals are what the ]]''[[AllThereInTheManual other]]'' [[AllThereInTheManual is named after]]!
* Goku's two-time Tournament opponent, King Chappa, is named after the Indian flatbread chapatti (whilst also having a martial-arts-sounding name). Captain Chicken meanwhile is possibly the most on-the-nose example.
* In the filler episodes of the Piccolo Jr. Saga, Mr. Popo sent Goku to a forest and met Mousse. He, his wife Eclair, and all nine children are named after sweets: Crepe, Cookie, Cocoa, Creampuff, Jam, Jelly, Donuts, Pudding, and Cupcake. And those are just the dub names! The original Japanese had Pudding as Crepe (crepé), Jam as Bisce (biscuit), Cream Puff as Bavaro (Bavarian cream), and Crepe as Chouc (the French pastry chou à la crème). Lastly, Mousse's father is named Korinto, after the fried dough cake called "karinto".
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' introduces the alien warrior race called the Saiyans. Full-blooded Saiyans are named after vegetables: Kakarot (carrot), Nappa (Napa cabbage), Vegeta and his brother Tarble (vegetable), Raditz (radish), Broly (broccoli), Paragus (asparagus), Turles (Lettuce), Gine (an anagram of "Negi", meaning spring onion), Bulla was going to be named Eschalot (shallot, a type of onion); "Saiya", is an anagram of "yasai", meaning "vegetable", and their original planet is Sadala, an anagram of salad. The two phantom Saiyans from that one filler episode are Broco(li) and Onion.
** Even ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBardockTheFatherOfGoku Bardock – The Father of Goku]]'' has them! Bardock himself is named after greater burdock, a root vegetable. His elite force include Tohma/Tora (tomato), Selipa/Fasha (anagram of parsley), Toteppo/Borgos (potato) and Panpukin/Shugesh (pumpkin). The last surviving Kanassian is named Tooro, named after the fatty tuna used in sushi, toro. They conquer the more obviously-named Planet Meat.
** The name "Saiya-jin" (Saiyan in the dub) is itself part of the fun. "Sai" is taken from the kanji of yasai, the Japanese word for vegetable, while jin means people, making the combination mean vegetable people![[note]]This is where some of the more literal bad translations for their race come from, such as the infamous "Super Saiya People". This is also the same line of thinking that later gives us "majin", with the ma meaning evil like with Piccolo.[[/note]]
** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' introduces an AlternateUniverse with its own set of Saiyans, specifically Cabba(ge), Caulifla (cauliflower), and Kale.

* The henchmen of Freeza, the Saiyans' former boss, are named after fruits: Cui (kiwi), Dodoria (durian, which is also spikey), Zarbon (the Japanese name for the pomelo). Minor henchmen include Oren/Oran(ge), Blueberry, Rasperry and the big one himself, Appule (Apple). ''[[Anime/DragonBallEpisodeOfBardock Episode of Bardock]]'' gives us Ipana (pineapple), Berry (er, berry) and Kavira (caviar, [[OddNameOut which isn't a fruit]]).
* The sentai parody team the Ginyu Special Corps has members named after dairy products: Ginyu (cow's milk), [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Burter/Butta]] (butter), [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Guldo]] (yogurt), Jheese (cheese), Recoome/Reacoom ("Rikumu" is an anagram for "kurimu", or "cream"). ''VideoGame/DragonBallZKakarot'' adds in Bonyu (mother's milk), a female former member.
* While not an explicit food pun, Toriyama gave Frieza (Freeza) his name on the basis that you put vegetables (Saiyans), fruit (his henchmen) and dairy products (the Ginyu Force) ''[[HurricaneOfPuns in the freezer]]'' (though he later admitted naming him after a refrigerator would have made more sense). His brother, Cooler, is also named after something you store food in.
* Every Namekian besides Piccolo and Kami is named for a slug, snail or a dish which uses those as the main ingredients (everyone in Piccolo's family is named after musical instruments, while Kami himself is just called "God"). Namek is a pun on "namekuji" or "slug", Muuri is a word for snail, Katattsu is another word for snail, Dende is ''another'' word for [[RuleOfThree snail]], Cargo is escargot, Creator/{{Cuz|Media}} renamed Tsuuno to Caracol (Spanish for, you guessed it, snail), and [[UpToEleven Nail is named for the English word for snail]]. Then from video games, we have Maima and Tsumuri, which also mean snail. [[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]] is self-explainatory, while ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' gives us Tsumuri (snail ''again'') and Kagyu (could you guess it also means snail?).
** Even the Fake Namekians get in on the puns! Raichi is after a subtropical fruit tree and Zarkuro (Zaacro in the dub) is the Japanese word for pomegranate.
* Garlic Jr.'s pun is obvious, but his henchmen are also named after spices. Gashew is named for Sugar (named Spice in the dub), Zard is named after salt, Tard is the latter half of Mustard, and [[RuleOfThree Vinegar is Vinegar]]. While in the Japanese version they're called the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan, Funimation took it one step further with a pop reference and called the team [[Music/SpiceGirls The Spice Boys]].
* In the pre-Cell Games filler you have Mr. Bourbon, Lime, her grandfather Rao Chuu (Chinese fermented alcohol) and Vodka. Then you have Mr. Satan's posse, Piza (pizza), Karoni (macaroni) and Piroshiki (Russian fried buns stuffed with things such as meat or rice). For the Other World Torunament there's Paikuhan/Pikkon (a portmanteau of pork ribs and rice), Migoren (Indonesian fried egg noodles dish), Sarte (satay), Olibue (olive), Chapu-Chai (a variant of chop-suey) and Maraiko (a Chinese castella sponge cake).

** ''[[Anime/DragonBallCurseOfTheBloodRubies Curse of the Blood Rubies]]'' has Gurumes (gourmet), Bongo (as in spaghetti alle vongole, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not the drum]]) and Pasta. The first DBZ movie is where Garlic Jr. originates, and his posse in that film are Ginger, Nikki (Japanese for Cinnamon) and Sansho (from sanshou, Sichuan pepper). The second DBZ movie has characters named after foods made in the Nagoya region of Japan. Dr. Uiro (steamed rice cake), Dr. Kochin (a breed of free-range chicken), Kishime (from kishimen, a noodle made of flat strips) and Misokattsun (a miso lee, a condiment).
** The third film, ''[[Anime/DragonBallZTheTreeOfMight The Tree of Might]]'', has Amond (almond), Daizu (soybean), Kakao (cacao), Rezun (Raisun) and Rakasei (peanut). ''Cooler's Revenge'' features Sauser (after Thousand Island Dressing), Dore (from dressing) and Neiz (mayonnaise). ''Broly - Second Coming'' has Koko from the village Natade (after nata de coco, coconut milk), and ''Bio-Broly'' has "Baron Jager Batta" (known in the dub as Lord Jaguar) for buttered potato, and Baron is from the name for Irish cobbler potato. He lives in Castle May Queen, another breed of potato.
** From ''[[Anime/DragonBallZWrathOfTheDragon Wrath of the Dragon]]'', Tapion is named after the dessert tapioca, Minoshia is a modified reversal of the Japanese word for coconut. Both hail from Planet Konats, also after coconuts. ''Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans'' features Doctor Raichi, after the lychee fruit tree, Arbee (an anagram of the word for loquat), Gure (grape), Ponkarn (ponkan), Rozack (from zakuro, for pomegranate), Skud (from muscat), Bontarn (from bontan, Japanese for pomelo), Buhdo (grape again) and Hatchiyack, a possible reference to greengrocer (yaoya in Japanese). The Jump Special also has Abo and Kado, who fuse into...Aka. But Gotenks still calls him Avocado.

* The Gods of Destruction and their Angels, as seen in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', are named after alcoholic drinks: Whis (whiskey), Champa (champagne), Vados (calvado), Iwne (wine), Awamo (awamori), Jerez/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Heles]] (sherry), Sour (a drink mixer), Mosco [[spoiler:and Mule]] (Moscow Mule, a cocktail of vodka and ginger beer), Quitela (tequila), Cognic (cognac), Arak (a middle eastern alcoholic beverage flavored with anise), Cucatail (cocktail), Liqueer (liquor), Korn (a German liquor), Sidra (Cider), Mojito (a rum cocktail), Rumush (rum), Kusu/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Cus]] (Kuusuu, which is aged awamori), Belmod/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vermoud]] (vermouth, a type of fortified wine), Macarita (margarita), Giin/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Geene]] (gin), and Martinu (Martini). Beerus fits in retroactively -- he's named after the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "virus" (he was originally a definitely villainous entity and the force that turned the Saiyans evil), but when Akira Toriyama got involved and took the character in a very different direction, he also mistook the name for a play on the word "beer", thus the alcohol theme for the other Gods of Destruction.
** This extends to the rest of the Gods of Destruction, but is also subtly invoked by ArcVillain Goku Black, who decides to name his Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan form ''Rosé'', as an answer to the names chosen by the protagonists of Super Saiyan Blue, a name that suits the pink hair he gains when he transforms, but is also a type of wine, which fits his KnightTemplar attitude, as he believes that he's pretty much doing what the Gods of Destruction should be in killing all mortals.
* The warriors of Universes 9, 4, 3, 2, and 11 are all named after a certain theme of foods.

* Oh, you thought it stopped at the character names? It extends to locations too! There's Papaya Island, Ginger Town, Basil Town, Parsley Town, Pepper Town, Dorian Airport (after the durian fruit), Mount Kiwi, Mount Frypan (Fire Mountain in the dub), Mount Frappe (like Dr. Frappe), Urameshiya (a portmanteau on the Japanese words for "wail of the ghosts" and "eating house"; it's a restaurant for supernatural beings) and Konpei Tower (after konpeitou, a sugar candy).

* Introduced in [[Manga/DragonBall the first series]], Goku is perhaps the most prominent example (combined with PunnyName) - while his name is derived from Son Gokū from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', it's phonetically nearly identical to ''koku'', the old Japanese term for the volume of rice needed to feed one person for a year (and thus the standard for measuring crop production for centuries).

* Goku's two-time Tournament opponent, King Chappa, is named after the Indian dish chapatti (whilst also having a martial-arts-sounding name). Captain Chicken meanwhile is possibly the most on-the-nose example.

* The Gods of Destruction and their Angels, as seen in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', are named after alcoholic drinks: Whis (whiskey), Champa (champagne), Vados (calvado), Iwne (wine), Awamo (awamori), Jerez/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Heles]] (sherry), Sour (a drink mixer), Mosco [[spoiler:and Mule]] (Moscow Mule, a cocktail of vodka and ginger beer), Quitela (tequila), Cognic (cognac), Arak (a middle eastern alcoholic beverage flavored with anise), Cucatail (cocktail), Liqueer (liquor), Korn (a German liquor), Sidra (Cider), Mojito (a rum cocktail), Rumush (rum), Kusu/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Cus]] (Kuusuu, which is aged awamori), Belmod/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vermoud]] (vermouth, a type of fortified wine), Macarita (margarita), Giin/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Geene]] (gin), and Martinu (Martini). Beerus fits in retroactively- he's named after the Japanese pronunciation of the English word 'virus' (he was originally a definitely villainous entity and the force that turned the Saiyans evil), but when Akira Toriyama got involved and took the character in a very different direction, he also mistook the name for a play on the word 'beer', thus the alcohol theme for the other Gods of Destruction.

** Universe 11 doesn't have theme naming after food per se, but naming after things you’d find in a kitchen, including things used to prepare food.

* Oh, you thought it stopped at the character names? It extends to locations too! There's Papaya Island, Ginger Town, Basil Town, Parsley Town, Pepper Town, Dorian Airport (after the durian fruit), Mount Kiwi, Mount Frypan (Fire Mountain in the dub), Mount Frappe (like Dr. Frappe), Urameshiya (a portmanteau on the Japanese words for "wail of the ghosts" and "eating house"; it's a restaurant for supernatural beings) and Konpei Tower (after konpeitou, a sugar candy).

* The henchmen of Freeza, the Saiyans' former boss, are named after fruits: Cui (kiwi), Dodoria (durian, which is also spikey), Zarbon (the Japanese name for the pomelo). Minor henchmen include Oren/Oran(ge), Blueberry, Rasperry and the big one himself, Appule (Apple). ''[[Anime/DragonBallEpisodeOfBardock Episode of Bardock]]'' gives us Ipana (pineapple), Berry (er, berry) and Kavira (caviar, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers which isn't a fruit]]).

* While not an explicit food pun, Toriyama gave Frieza (Freeza) his name on the basis that you put vegetables (Saiyans), fruit (his henchmen) and dairy products (the Ginyu Force) ''[[HurricaneOfPuns in the freezer]]'' (though he later admitted naming him after a refrigerator would have made more sense).

* Goku's early friends are almost all food puns. Yamcha is named for Yum Cha, a form of Chinese dining consisting of drinking tea with dim sum. Oolong and Puar are named for Oolong and Pu-erh teas. Krillin (or Kuririn in the original Japanese) is a portmanteau of chestnuts (kuri) and Shaolin (Shourin in Japanese), after the [[AllMonksKnowKungFu fighting monks of Shaolin Monastery]]. His girlfriend during the Garlic Jr. arc, Maron, and later his daughter who may be named for her, are named after the French word for chestnut. Korin is named for Karintou, a deep-fried Japanese snack. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lunch is Lunch]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Kakarot holding his namesake.]]

* Goku's early friends are almost all food puns. Yamcha is named for Yum Cha, a form of Chinese dining consisting of drinking tea with dim sum. Oolong and Puar are named for Oolong and Pu-erh teas. Krillin (or Kuririn in the original Japanese) is a portmanteau of chestnuts (kuri) and Shaolin monks (Shourin in Japanese). His girlfriend during the Garlic Jr. arc, Maron, and later his daughter who may be named for her, are named after the French word for chestnut. Korin is named for Karintou, a deep-fried Japanese snack. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lunch is Lunch]].

* Goku's early friends are almost all food puns. Yamcha is named for Yum Cha, a form of Chinese dining consisting of drinking tea with dim sum. Oolong and Puar are named for Oolong and Pu-erh teas. Krillin (or Kuririn in the original Japanese) is a pun on chestnuts (kuri) and Shaolin monks (Shourin in Japanese). His daughter Maron (and girlfriend during the Garlic Jr. arc) are named after the French word for chestnut. Korin is named for Karintou, a deep-fried Japanese snack. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lunch is Lunch]].
* The Pilaf gang are also food-related. Pilaf himself is named after a rice dish, while Shu and Mai are named after shumai, a chinese dumpling. Ironically this wasn't originally the case; Toriyama had initially named Shu "Soba" (for Japanese buckwheat noodles), but when the anime staff asked for a name for the character, he forgot he had already named him and went for the combined pun with Mai! In ''VideoGame/DragonBallOnline'', Pilaf's descendant is called Paella, a Spanish fried rice dish.

** The first ''Dragon Ball'' movie has Gurumes (gourmet), Bongo (as in spaghetti alle vongole, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not the drum]]) and Pasta. The first DBZ movie is where Garlic Jr. originates, and his posse in that film are Ginger, Nikki (Japanese for Cinnamon) and Sansho (from sanshou, Sichuan pepper). The second DBZ movie has characters named after foods made in the Nagoya region of Japan. Dr. Uiro (steamed rice cake), Dr. Kochin (a breed of free-range chicken), Kishime (from kishimen, a noodle made of flat strips) and Misokattsun (a miso lee, a condiment).
** The third film, ''Tree of Might'', has Amond (almond), Daizu (soybean), Kakao (cacao), Rezun (Raisun) and Rakasei (peanut). ''Cooler's Revenge'' features Sauser (after Thousand Island Dressing), Dore (from dressing) and Neiz (mayonnaise). ''Broly - Second Coming'' has Koko from the village Natade (after nata de coco, coconut milk), and ''Bio-Broly'' has "Baron Jager Batta" (known in the dub as Lord Jaguar) for buttered potato, and Baron is from the name for Irish cobbler potato. He lives in Castle May Queen, another breed of potato.
** From ''Wrath of the Dragon'', Tapion is named after the dessert tapioca, Minoshia is a modified reversal of the Japanese word for coconut. Both hail from Planet Konats, also after coconuts. ''Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans'' features Doctor Raichi, after the lychee fruit tree, Arbee (an anagram of the word for loquat), Gure (grape), Ponkarn (ponkan), Rozack (from zakuro, for pomegranate), Skud (from muscat), Bontarn (from bontan, Japanese for pomelo), Buhdo (grape again) and Hatchiyack, a possible reference to greengrocer (yaoya in Japanese). The Jump Special also has Abo and Kado, who fuse into...Aka. But Gotenks still calls him Avocado.

** From ''Wrath of the Dragon'', Tapion is named after the dessert tapioca, Minoshia is a modified reversal of the Japanese word for coconut. Both hail from Planet Konats, also after coconuts. ''Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans'' features Doctor Raichi, after the lychee fruit tree, Arbee (an anagram of the word for loquat), Gure (grape), Ponkarn (ponkan), Rozack (from zakuro, for pomegranate), Skud (from muscat), Bontarn (from bontan, Japanese for pomelo), Buhdo (grape again) and Hatchi-Hyack, a possible reference to greengrocer (yaoya in Japanese). The Jump Special also has Abo and Kado, who fuse into...Aka. But Gotenks still calls him Avocado.

* The Gods of Destruction and their Angels, as seen in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', are named after alcoholic drinks: Whis (whiskey), Champa (champagne), Vados (calvado), Iwne (wine), Awamo (awamori), Jerez/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Heles]] (sherry), Sour (a drink mixer), Mosco [[spoiler: and Mule]] (Moscow Mule, a cocktail of vodka and ginger beer), Quitela (tequila), Cognic (cognac), Arak (a middle eastern alcoholic beverage flavored with anise), Cucatail (cocktail), Liqueer (liquor), Korn (a german liquor), Sidra (Cider), Mojito (a rum cocktail), Rumush (rum), Kusu/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Cus]] (Kuusuu, which is aged awamori), Belmond (vermouth, a type of fortified wine), Macarita (margarita), Giin/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Geene]] (gin), and Martinu (Martini). Beerus fits in retroactively- he's named after the Japanese pronunciation of the English word 'virus' (he was originally a definitely villainous entity and the force that turned the Saiyans evil), but when Akira Toriyama got involved and took the character in a very different direction, he also mistook the name for a play on the word 'beer', thus the alcohol theme for the other Gods of Destruction.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' introduces the alien warrior race called the Saiyans. Full-blooded Saiyans are named after vegetables: Kakarot (carrot), Nappa (a type of Chinese cabbage), Vegeta and his brother Tarble (vegetable), Raditz (radish), Broly (broccoli), Paragus (asparagus), Turles (Lettuce), Gine (an anagram of "Negi", meaning spring onion), Bulla was going to be named Eschalot (shallot, a type of onion); "Saiya", is an anagram of "yasai", meaning "vegetable", and their original planet is Sadala, an anagram of salad. The two phantom Saiyans from that one filler episode are Broco(li) and Onion.

* The Crane Hermit's students [[HeterosexualLifePartners Tenshinhan and Chaozu]] are named after a quasi-Chinese dish invented in Japan and Chinese dumplings, respectively. [[AllThereInTheManual Apparently their favourite meals are what the ]]''[[AllThereInTheManual other]]'' [[AllThereInTheManual is named after]]!