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Name Translations | ||||||||
Have you ever wondered what your favourite Dragonball Z characters name in English was, well here's the place to find out. In this section you will find the meanings for most of the characters in Dragonball Z listed alphabetically. | ||||||||
What Do Those Names Mean? | ||||||||
Bulma = Bloomers Burter > bataa = butter (Captain) Ginyu > gyunyu = milk Cell = Cell (if you don't get it's because he's made of the CELLS of the Z Warriors) Chaozu > gyouza = pot stickers Chi Chi = father or boobs (slang) Dende > dendenmushi = snail (slang) Dodoria = Dorian (an exotic food) General Tao > Tao = peach (In the Japanese version he was named Taopaipai which means Peach White White) Gohan = rice or meal Goku = sky, air (something like that) Guldo > guruto > (yo)guruto = yogurt Frieza = freezer Hercule = Hercules (strongest man ever in Greek/Roman Mythology) Jeice > jiisu > chiisu = cheese Kakarot (Goku's Saiyan name) = carrot King Cold = Cold! karin tower > karinto = crunchy, biscuit-like snack food Krillin = chestnut Marron = chestnut (in French) Nail = (s)nail Namek > nameku > namekuji = slug Nappa = type of cabbage Oolong = Chinese tea Piccolo (it is a musical instrument) "playing the piccolo" (!) Raditz = raddish Recoome > kurim = cream Saiyan = vegetable people Tien > t(ens)ien(han) = Tenshien rice Trunks = Self Explanatory Vegeta = vegetable Yajorobe > yaijirobee = little balance toy in Japan Yamcha = dim sum Zarbon = Zabon (an exotic fruit) |
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