Nala I think is passable as a "real" name. Yes, there would be comments about "The Lion
King" but not as much as with
Simba, I don't think.
Simba is more heavily connected with it, and seems like much less of a real-life name than Nala, imo.
Simba is very African, and would seem odd on a non-African boy (or anyone who's not a cat, actually :-/). I know several house cats named
Simba and Nala, though, so be aware that people might constantly say, 'Hey, that's my cat's name.' LOL.
~Heather~"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix