Thoughts on Tate

lm45678 · September 2015

Thoughts on the name Tate William? Is Tate "official enough"? Would Tatum be a better full name?

jessilee15 · September 2015

I think Tate is fine as a stand alone name. It's not particularly my style, but I definitely wouldn't side eye it either

bbiutmcph · September 2015

Tate is waaaayyyy to close to Taint. I hate it.

mamaksweez · September 2015

Yes! I was thinking it reminds me of Taint ^#(^

BeeKayy21 · September 2015

I hear taint as well. Thought this the whole time watching American Horror Story.

bbiutmcph · September 2015

What about Trent? or Troy?

lm45678 · September 2015

Literally never thought about it sounding like taint... Thanks for the heads up!

wassuphoes · September 2015

Taint.

ashleyandely · September 2015

BeeKayy21 said:
I hear taint as well. Thought this the whole time watching American Horror Story.

Yep, me too.

MamaWren919 · September 2015

It's not horrible, but not a name I would ever choose. I don't think it's nicknamey. I definitely wouldn't use Tatum instead. I've only known girl Tatums.

whiteteaandginger · September 2015

I prefer Tatum.

Can you describe what it is about the name that you like? That way - if you do want some suggestions - we could help come up with some similar but alternative options! For example, if you like the "ate" sound, there's always Nate, with the option of either Nathan or Nathaniel as a formal name if you want one. If it's specifically the "ay" sound, you might like something along the lines of Braden, Grady, Baylor...

Or is it the single syllable? Are you really drawn to names that start with T or do you like others too?

elle313 · September 2015

First thought is tater tots. Not a fan of the name.

emilyray14 · September 2015

I really like Tate and I think it works well as a stand alone name. Tatum is too Channing for me.

lm45678 · September 2015

whiteteaandginger said:
I prefer Tatum.

Can you describe what it is about the name that you like? That way - if you do want some suggestions - we could help come up with some similar but alternative options! For example, if you like the "ate" sound, there's always Nate, with the option of either Nathan or Nathaniel as a formal name if you want one. If it's specifically the "ay" sound, you might like something along the lines of Braden, Grady, Baylor...

Or is it the single syllable? Are you really drawn to names that start with T or do you like others too?

I love that Tate is cute, easy to say and pronounce but not super popular. I like names that are strong, love Irish names, love names that are a little less traditional. Middle name is definitely William unless we use it as a first name.

Other names I like:
Declan
Finn
Connor
Colin
Weston
Chase
Duncan
Blake
Brennan
Graham
Davis
Miles
Asher
Clayton

Favorite GP Name that DH Vetoed: Gus

Edited because words are hard today

ecwk · September 2015

Taint taint taint

callen10210 · September 2015

This is all i can think of.

whiteteaandginger · September 2015

We must have pretty similar taste in boy names - so many of the ones you listed are on mine, too! I think my favorites of the bunch you listed are Declan and Graham, but Asher, Clayton, Brennan, Blake, Chase and Weston are all up there too! Were all of the names on this list vetoed by your SO, or do they just not feel quite right yet?

Some names that you might find similar in style and sound - most of which have Irish roots!:

Astor/Aston
Banner
Baylor
Beckett
Blaine
Callum (nn Cal)
Cannon/Canon
Carson
Carter
Casey
Cohen
Decker
Emerson
Emmett
Everett
Fuller
Grady
Gunner
Holden
Hudson
Jude
Kelly
Kelsey
Kingston
Nate
Nash
Nolan
Parker
Preston
Rhett
Rory
Sawyer
Shea
Troy
Tucker

laurenm2123 said:

I prefer Tatum.

Can you describe what it is about the name that you like? That way - if you do want some suggestions - we could help come up with some similar but alternative options! For example, if you like the "ate" sound, there's always Nate, with the option of either Nathan or Nathaniel as a formal name if you want one. If it's specifically the "ay" sound, you might like something along the lines of Braden, Grady, Baylor...

Or is it the single syllable? Are you really drawn to names that start with T or do you like others too?

I love that Tate is cute, easy to say and pronounce but not super popular. I like names that are strong, love Irish names, love names that are a little less traditional. Middle name is definitely William unless we use it as a first name. Other names I like: Declan Finn Connor Colin Weston Chase Duncan Blake Brennan Graham Davis Miles Asher Clayton Favorite GP Name that DH Vetoed: Gus Edited because words are hard today

VitaLuna · September 2015

Tater tot. That's all.

MyCousinVinny · September 2015

laurenm2123 said:

I prefer Tatum.

Can you describe what it is about the name that you like? That way - if you do want some suggestions - we could help come up with some similar but alternative options! For example, if you like the "ate" sound, there's always Nate, with the option of either Nathan or Nathaniel as a formal name if you want one. If it's specifically the "ay" sound, you might like something along the lines of Braden, Grady, Baylor...

Or is it the single syllable? Are you really drawn to names that start with T or do you like others too?

I love that Tate is cute, easy to say and pronounce but not super popular. I like names that are strong, love Irish names, love names that are a little less traditional. Middle name is definitely William unless we use it as a first name. Other names I like: Declan Finn Connor Colin Weston Chase Duncan Blake Brennan Graham Davis Miles Asher Clayton Favorite GP Name that DH Vetoed: Gus Edited because words are hard today

Love Declan, Connor, or Miles!