Tate

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

What could Tate be a nickname for?

I like it, but my husband thinks its too informal/not namish enough to be a given first name.

Thomas?
Nathan/Nathaniel?

First middle combos that could make this work appreciated, too. (for instance, James Kenneth = Jake, Catherine Cory = Cora, etc).

Comments

[apple-sap.livejournal.com]

I've only known it as a female nickname, for Tatum.

[274-days.livejournal.com]

I've got a friend whose nn is Tate, his full name is Nathaniel

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

The "Tate"s I've known were named Tate. And gay.

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

lol

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

That's OK!

[tappergirl.livejournal.com]

I've seen it as a nickname for Thatcher. I prefer Nathaniel, but it definitely works.

I've never seen nicknames from first/middle combos before- I love Jake from James Kenneth.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

My husband's grandfather is James Kenneth...when he was a little boy he went by Jake.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

My friend Tucker has gone by Tate since high school.. :)

[laminy.livejournal.com]

The only people I know that go by Tate are named Tate, so I don't really know what else it could be short for. I think that it'd sound kind of stupid being short for Nathan or Nathaniel, when there's already Nate.

[mrandmrschippy.livejournal.com]

I don't see why Tate isn't namey enough to be a name? Lots of surnames are used as first names, especially for boys.