See the results of this poll: Which do you prefer?
Respondents: 32 (This poll is closed)
- Amelia Gross : 12 (38%)
- Beatrice Gross : 5 (16%)
- Charlotte Gross: 15 (47%)
I love both [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. I ended up voting for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is a little spitfire.
I love all three names, but I chose [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] because I think it sounds best with your last name. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] would be my second choice. I would be concerned about [name_f]Bea[/name_f] Gross also, because if she goes very commonly by [name_f]Bea[/name_f], it will be very likely people will refer to her as [name_f]Bea[/name_f] Gross. I have always been [name_u]Jess[/name_u] Lastname when people refer to me and many of my friends who almsot exclusively use their nicknames have also always been Nickname Lastname when referred to.
I completely love [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], but I would be concerned about [name_f]Bea[/name_f] Gross. I voted [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f].
I love [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]. I just wouldn’t use [name_f]Bea[/name_f] with your surname. I would use [name_f]Betty[/name_f]/[name_f]Bette[/name_f]. (I know [name_f]Betty[/name_f] is usually associated with [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but they were the go-to for Beatrices in my family…).
I would absolutely and without hesitation, use [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]. The flow is nice, the meanings are nice, and I just really like it. I don’t mind [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] but it doesn’t grab me, and it’s extremely popular.
If I was REALLY worried about [name_f]Bea[/name_f], I would consider [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] simply for adding [name_m]Bix[/name_m]/Bex to [name_f]Bette[/name_f] as possibilities? But I find [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] a bit softer and classier than [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f].
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is elegant, classy [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is pretty too but plainer than [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]. I’m not a huge fan of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] is a beautiful combo! She could use the nickname [name_f]Trixie[/name_f], but in reality [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] isn’t so long it mandates one. [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f], with the initials BK, could also generate the nickname [name_u]Beck[/name_u] or [name_f]Becky[/name_f].
I really like all three names, however [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] ends with a similar sound to Gross so that was crossed out for me. Also [name_f]Bea[/name_f] Gross didn’t make the situation better. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] Gross & [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] Gross both work really well. But I like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] more 
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite combo would be [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] Gross. So pretty! [name_f]Renee[/name_f] is so unexpected, I think it’s perfect next to [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]!
Combos:
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] - Stunning! [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] works too, but is a lot more expected. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] is my least favourite of the [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] options.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] - they all work!
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] - [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] Gross - all three names end in “s” sound, [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] is too clunky or long. [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] is nicer, but I don’t like it as much as [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] and [name_f]Millie[/name_f].
However, for middles, I would pick the family member you most want to honour. If you really want to honour [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f], use [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] or a variant of that. I wouldn’t just get a bunch of family middles and pick based on which works best, seeing as how you’re putting it in as a way to honour someone. I would pick the person you want to honour the most, and try to work with that MN. MN’s are rarely used, so even if the flow isn’t perfect, it’s ok. Really, any combination of the above names works 
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] is divine.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] works really well.
I am loving all the feedback. After a few days of trying out [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], although we love the name, I don’t think it is the name for our daughter- doesn’t feel right!! We still love both [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] for different reasons
I think we would have just settled on [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] a long time ago if it wasn’t for the middle name issue. Hubby wants to use [name_f]Louise[/name_f] to honor his mom and great grandma, but I am so hesitant since there is a [name_f]Charlee[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] in the family. Ugh… need a meaningful middle for [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] seems to flow nicely with all the middles we are considering. I love love love the meaning of [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] because I wanted to use a “[name_f]Joy[/name_f]” meaning for this baby all along.