8 Universe 6 Female Saiyans Are Tailless Zeno (Japanese origin), derived from the Japanese word “zenno” which literally translates to “almighty”. BabyCenter is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. It’s funny to laugh at the jokes associated with name’s like Kakarot, Broly, Paragus, or Raditz, but it’s nice to see that the weird name treatment also extends to female Saiyan. And in case you didn't already guess, most of these names are a little unusual. He is a protagonist in Dragon Ball Another Legend. Lets begin Kakarot(Goku) - Carrot Vegeta - Similar to vegetable The word "Saiyan" is a play on the Japanese word "Yaisan" which means Vegetable, so all of the Saiyan names are similar to vegetables. Goku: His full name, "Son Goku", is the name of the monkey king in Saiyuki, the Chinese myth that Dragon Ball was losely based on. Goku Jr.: Is named after his ancestor. She is the the leader of a gang of Saiyan criminals. Each character's name, particularly their original Japanese name, is a pun on regular words, often the names of various foods. Koshi's name much like all Saiyan names, is a pun on a vegetable. Saiyan Names for Saiyan Characters Am I the only person who actually named their Saiyan after a vegetable, as is the naming convention for Saiyans? A cool name to use. Vegeta pun Saiyan names are Vegeta, King Vegeta, and Planet Vegeta who all have the same name. Goten: I am unable to find a name pun for this one. To start of, the Saiyan race is a race of "alien" warriors who live (or really Lived) on the planet Vegeta, named after their king. His name is derived from "toumorokoshi", which is the Japanese word for "corn." An alien race from Planet Vegeta, that are identical to humans in almost every way, except they have a tail, that if they look at a full moon with a tail, they transform into King Kong sized WereMonkeys, or Oozaru's, which can fire energy blasts from thier mouth usually, and rarely from other various parts of their body. Their names come for the word vegetable without the last 3 letters. Maiz (玉蜀黍, Maizen) is a Saiyan OC created by Zeon1. Raditz who is Goku’s older brother Saiyan’s name comes for the vegetable Radish. Caulifla (カリフラ, Karifura) is a Saiyan from Universe 6 and a member of Team Universe 6 who participates in Zeno's Tournament of Power. Kidadl has lots of great name articles to inspire you. A delicious place to look for potential names for your little yummy bundle of joy. __When it comes to __picking a baby name, there is inspiration everywhere -- including what's on our plates.Food. He is a pure-blooded Saiyan. Raditz. 97. Koshi's birthday falls on June 11th, which is the "National Corn On The Cob Day", as is a play on Koshi's name, as his name is the Japanese word for corn. Yes. Kale and Caulifla are obvious, but Gine and Fasha are actually puns on spring onion and corn, respectively. Goku is also Japanese for "extreme" or "very". He appears in many fan fictions written by Zeon1, but also has no true fan fiction of his own. Also noted: his Saiyan name, "Kakarotto", comes from "carrot". If you liked our suggestions for ‘Dragon Ball’ series names, then why not take a look at saiyan names or gender neutral Japanese names. This is a list of origins of character names in the Dragon Ball franchise. (Kakkarot=carrot, Raditz=radish, Nappa=napa cabbage, turles=play on "lettuce" or "retasu" in Japanese, etc, etc) Nappa.