<p>My guess is Toriyama-sensei, given his signature lack of imagination for names. Seriously, don't explore this names thing further or you'll end up disappointed.</p>

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<p>Anyway, it looks like he was involved during GT, so I guess, Toriyama did.</p>

<p><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/361/how-involved-was-akira-toriyama-in-the-production-of-dragon-ball-gt">How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?</a></p>

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Ellone
<p>Pan appears for the first time in  the last chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, not in  GT </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/efnyz.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/efnyz.jpg" alt="ee"></a></p>

<p>She is below Son Gohan and Videl</p>

<p>So, unless an editor or  person close to Toriyama chose her  name, the author himself is who did it.</p>

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<p>So, I was wondering who decided to name the character Pan.</p>

<p>From what I know, she appears first in Dragon Ball GT, which isn't made by Akira Toriyama.</p>

<p>But we find her again in Dragon Ball Super.
So, did Toriyama use what was created by Dragon Ball GT's makers, or was he involved in the creation of Pan directly in GT ?</p>

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Who named Pan's character?
# Who named Pan's character?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-10-25
So, I was wondering who decided to name the character Pan.

From what I know, she appears first in Dragon Ball GT, which isn't made by Akira Toriyama.

But we find her again in Dragon Ball Super.
So, did Toriyama use what was created by Dragon Ball GT's makers, or was he involved in the creation of Pan directly in GT ?
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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-25. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
Pan appears for the first time in the last chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, not in GT

[![ee](https://i.sstatic.net/efnyz.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/efnyz.jpg)

She is below Son Gohan and Videl

So, unless an editor or person close to Toriyama chose her name, the author himself is who did it.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-25. Score: 1
My guess is Toriyama-sensei, given his signature lack of imagination for names. Seriously, don't explore this names thing further or you'll end up disappointed.
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### Answer by username_0 on 2016-10-25. Score: -1
Anyway, it looks like he was involved during GT, so I guess, Toriyama did.

[How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/361/how-involved-was-akira-toriyama-in-the-production-of-dragon-ball-gt)
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