Never played Dragon Quest, but Pokemon names are interesting. Like Jon mentioned, Squirtle's name is a pun on squirt and turtle. In Japanese the whole family has kame (turtle) in their name as well Zenigame (Baby Turtle), Kameiru (Turtle and maybe Tail?), and Kamekusu (Turtle and max or something). Or the Bulbasaur line (all puns on plants and dinosaur in English) are Fushigidane (It's strange, right?), Fushigisou (Seems Strange), and Fushigibana (Strange Flower).