Dreamcoat said:
After seeing the Anime for so long, May doesn't seem to fit your female 'rival' at all. It would've been much better if she had been named Sapphire (and him Ruby).
I just can't see a guy named Ruby. Sapphire... maybe, but not Ruby.
I've never been a fan of the 'color' names, so if I could name them, I have no idea what I would. I always thought it comical that you get to decide your rival's name in past games, especially in the 1st generation where Oak cannot even remember his own grandson's name.
"You can't remember your grandson's name and you want me to believe you're an authority... on anything, outside of being utterly clueless? Fat chance, professsor."
I'd probably, if forced to, give them japanese names. Sayuri, Sakura... something like that for the girl. I have no idea what I'd name the guy.