Azumanga Daioh
The manga author "Kiyohiko Azuma" decided to name the manga after himself. "Azumanga." Daioh roots from the popular magazine "Dengeki Daioh."
Bleach
In an interview with Tite Kubo; he said that the color that you normally associate with shinigami and death is black, but that was too plain. So he though white, but the readers would know that he was trying to get the oppisite of black, so he picked another name that means 'white' and got Bleach.
Clannad
"Clannad" translated to "family" or "clan" in Irish, and refers to the franchise's frequent theme of having a family that, while perhaps not blood-related, is close and strong. The name of the opening theme, Mag Mell, continues with the Irish theme, translating to "Plain of Happiness" in English.
Code Geass
Perhaps it's because C.C (and V.V) have a code and the code is what lets them be immortal. At the part in season 2 where C.C sees the Emperor in that place, she asks him why he took V.V's code. The code may be that symbol on C.C's head and then later on the Emperor's hand. Geass is the power that the story revolves around.
Cowboy Bebop
For Cowboy Bebop, apparently, bounty hunters are called "cowboys" in space, and their ship is called the Bebop.
Durarara
May be a reference to Dullahan from Irish mythology. Another prediction is that in episode 12, dollars spread by saying dura dura dura, so that's why the Anime may be called that.
Elfen Lied
The title Elfen Lied is German for "Elf Song", and pronounced approximately [ˈɛlfən liːt], although the correct German spelling would be "Elfenlied".
Fruits Basket
The title of the series is taken from a children's game, Fruits Basket (fu-ru-u-tsu-ba-su-ke-t-to?, where the 'tsu' represents the 't' in "fruit", making it plural in an incorrect way), in which the participants sit in a circle, and the leader of the game names each person after a type of fruit; when the name of a child's fruit is called, that child gets up and has to find a new seat. When the protagonist, Tohru Honda first plays this game in kindergarten, she is assigned "Onigiri" (rice ball), by her cruel classmates, but she does not mind because she thinks onigiri are delicious. Once the game is finished, and all of the children but Tohru are called, Tohru realizes that onigiri are not a type of fruit at all, and she realizes that she does not belong. Tohru comes to associate this game with the Sohma family, and that she does not fit in among them any more than an onigiri does in a basket of fruit. In volume 1 of the manga, after Yuki and Kyo bring Tohru home from her grandfather's house, she begins to feel like she belongs with the Sohma family. After this, she imagines herself as a child hearing "Onigiri" called in the game, symbolizing that she has finally found her place.
Full Metal Panic!
The creators actually said out right that they only named it that because it was English and sounded cool (and possibly a skewed reference to a movie called Full Metal Jacket).
Gravitation
Shuichi feels like Yuki has a gravitational pull and Shuichi can't get away from him.
Lucky Star
Lucky Star is a famous Japanese show. The main character is actually the hostess to that. That's why it's Lucky Star.
One Piece
One Piece refers to the treasure left behind by Gol D Roger (or Gold Roger, it's stated both ways in the Funimation subtitles) in the Grand Stream - it's referenced in the opening episodes of the first season, and is one of the reasons for Luffy being a pirate.
Psalms of Planets Eureka 7
Psalms = poem, song or story Eureka = 'I've found it' or new 7 = a perfect number, or perfection. So it literally means "The story of the planes that found perfection." Kinda makes scene if you consider the way the scrub's communicate and how Eureka and Renton felt abot each other and how they ended up. Planets is plural because if you remember that the planet they where on was just a giant shell around the earth. The "seven" in Eureka 7 refers to the "seven swell" which is an important phenomenon which occurs in the series.
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