DH is PT so we are looking for an international name. DDs both have names that were used in the past by PT/UK queens. Perfectly pronounceable at both ends and not too ethnic. Boys names prove to be much more difficult. Do not want a clear PT name (Joao, Henrique, Antonio, Luis etc.). But what then?
Am afraid that Alexander is too popular in our area and we want to avoid a bias to one side of the family (so no George, Henry, William, James, Oliver etc. either).
It appears that there is so much more choice for girls: we could easily have settled for Eleonore, Catherine, Carolina, Helena, Joanna, Charlotte etc. What are the alternatives for boys?!