It’s so fun to read through someone’s naming process – especially when the overlap somehow lands on the wild side as it does here.
I have to say that, as fun as it is to see [name_m]Cub[/name_m], I’m not sure I can get behind it. Maybe as a nickname? I feel like it’s general enough that it could work as a nickname for just about anything (Bear → [name_m]Cub[/name_m] checks out but [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] → [name_m]Cub[/name_m] does too).
From the suggestions, I think [name_f]Lux[/name_f], [name_m]Reeve[/name_m], [name_m]Win[/name_m], [name_m]Whit[/name_m], [name_f]Larkin[/name_f], [name_m]Kit[/name_m], and [name_f]Vale[/name_f] work really well. I was originally 100% for [name_f]Vale[/name_f] but I’m not sure if they would be bugged by [name_f]Vale[/name_f]ntine or if that’s my own overthinking.
Both [name_f]Scout[/name_f] and [name_m]Cruz[/name_m] have that C/K sound and trendy outdoorsy feel which immediately made me think of [name_m]Fox[/name_m] or [name_m]Hawk[/name_m].
I know that [name_m]Cruz[/name_m] is fairly mainstream and popular among Spanish-English families as well as those who appreciate the cross meaning. But I can’t overlook the soundalike “cruise” which makes the group sound sort of summer camp-y. [name_m]Boy[/name_m] scouts/Girl Scouts/cub scouts, cruising around the lake, hiking through the woods.
For girls, I don’t think [name_f]Alba[/name_f] is out of the question. It seems like a match for [name_m]Valentine[/name_m] and [name_m]Cruz[/name_m], maybe a little less Scount and [name_m]Peter[/name_m]. [name_f]Tigerlily[/name_f] feels a little bolder than [name_f]Scout[/name_f] and [name_m]Cruz[/name_m], but as a middle name it brings the wild nature theme in without overpowering.
Individual name predictions
[name_m]Boy[/name_m]: [name_m]Boone[/name_m], [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m], [name_m]Finch[/name_m], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Hawk[/name_m], [name_m]Huck[/name_m] / [name_m]Huxley[/name_m], [name_m]Kestrel[/name_m]
[name_f]Girl[/name_f]: [name_f]Bijou[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_f]Paloma[/name_f], [name_f]Vega[/name_f], [name_f]Vesper[/name_f], [name_f]Wren[/name_f]
Any: [name_f]Arden[/name_f], [name_m]Cielo[/name_m], [name_m]Grey[/name_m], [name_f]Indigo[/name_f], [name_f]Lake[/name_f], [name_m]Paz[/name_m], [name_m]Sol[/name_m]
Combo prediction ideas
[name_f]Arden[/name_f] [name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bijou[/name_f] [name_f]Cataleya[/name_f]
[name_m]Carmen[/name_m] [name_f]Tigerlily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lake[/name_f] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m] [name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_f]Indigo[/name_f] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Kestrel[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]