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Tate/Tayte

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chipsandmushypeas · 27/07/2012 09:20

Thoughts?

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chipsandmushypeas · 31/07/2012 17:40

So it seems to be quite a marmite name! It's grown on me and DP quite a bit especially as it goes well with his name and with James.

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WithACherryOnTop · 31/07/2012 16:02

I like it.

birdofthenorth · 31/07/2012 15:41

Oh I see. I think James Tate known as Tate is pretty cool.

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chipsandmushypeas · 29/07/2012 19:59

bird in our family the men use the middle name and the first name is James so he would go by his middle name. Nate is nice too

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birdofthenorth · 29/07/2012 13:47

When you say "after James" OP do you mean as a middle name or that your DS1 is James?

I quite like Tate, would definitely spell it without the Y. It'd be a good unusual middle name.

If it's for a first name have you considered Nathaniel nn Nate?

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chipsandmushypeas · 29/07/2012 13:29

So are Edwards.

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VolAuVent · 29/07/2012 11:14

Tates are potatoes.

MrsMangoBiscuit · 29/07/2012 06:27

I wouldn't. If you put them in all new clothes, would they be "Tate Modern"?

almapudden · 29/07/2012 06:21

Mercedes is fucking awful.

almapudden · 29/07/2012 06:20

won would

almapudden · 29/07/2012 06:20

It's very American. I won spell it Tate. Fwiw, I know a lovely (American) Tate!

Newtothisstuff · 29/07/2012 05:57

I think James Tate is lovely ! Grin
I'm also a little shocked that Mercedes gets a thumbs up on here, I only read that thread because I thought there would be some flaming going on !!

tinyshinyanddon · 29/07/2012 03:01

I know a 4 year old Tate. We are in the USA but I think Daddy is English. I think its nice - makes me think of the gallery.

Devora · 29/07/2012 00:17

Mercedes is a proper name!

How about James Louis, James Noah, James Arthur?

gymboywalton · 28/07/2012 23:59

mercedes is a traditional spanish name-the bmw car was named after the designers[?] daughter

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chipsandmushypeas · 27/07/2012 12:57

Ok, starting to worry about mn. Just seen the name Mercedes is very much liked yet Tate got "yuk!!" and "awful-ugly" ? Am I missing something?!

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FamiliesShareGerms · 27/07/2012 11:49

No, don't like it. No family names to use, either French or English?

mollymole · 27/07/2012 11:43

YUK !!

5madthings · 27/07/2012 11:42

i like Tate, had my dd been a boy that was going to be her middle name :)

belgo · 27/07/2012 11:40

I think Tate is fine, as a first name or a middle name.

squoosh · 27/07/2012 11:39

I actually love the name Lyle, don't like Tate quite so much.

shimmy0 · 27/07/2012 11:05

Why not have a French middle name then?

lollystix · 27/07/2012 11:04

I saw it and thought 'and lyle' (but I have just drunk half a bottle of wine) Grin.

UnimaginitiveDadThemedUsername · 27/07/2012 11:04

James Montgomery

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chipsandmushypeas · 27/07/2012 11:03

I don't really want another traditionally English name after James though, especially as my DPs surname is French double barrelled. Wanted something a little different but not too out there

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