Talk:Gobta/@comment-38026784-20190401211112/@comment-29904046-20190402005554

As SirYodaJedi said, it probably means both. Japanese literature like to use puns and double meaning in names. But since Rimuru's main reasoning is simply adding japanese letter after Gobu from goburin, the best translation is simply gob from goblin + whatever japanese letter Rimuru chose. In this case Gob+ta.