Nathaniel/Nate for a boy?

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I am Italian and I would like the middle name to be Italian. So I have thought Nathaniel Dante West. Nathaniel shortened to Nate. I don't like "super trendy" names and Nate is not very common these days?

Still undecided though, interested to hear everyone's opinions.

I love Nathaniel. I think it's a lovely name. Classic but still uncommon. Nathaniel Dante flows really well imo

It's lovely

Really lovely, both the nickname and the full name.

Love the name- DH and I always said if we had a boy it would be Nathaniel with nn Nate as it’s classic and works for all ages

I think it all sounds great together :)

Sounds excellent

Love Nate.

Lovely.

Not a fan at all - I find Nate very twee.

I love it but was put off by the 2 Nathaniel's I know being shortened to Nat rather than Nate which I don't like.

Nathaniel or Nathan are nice, but I don't like Nate at all.

Love it

Nate is a nice name.

I really like both Nathaniel and Nate.

It's what I would have called my DC had she been a boy! Beautiful name! X

I prefer Nathaniel shortened to Nat. Nate sounds very American.

Love it! I had this for a boy when I had dd

I also prefer Nat and the (few) Nathaniels I have known we’re shortened that way.

Another "approval" here too

It's one of my absolute favourite names! Unfortunately my OH flat out vetoed it :(

It's classic/traditional so everyone knows it, but also not common at all, and also just very cool.

Loooove Nathaniel. It’s DS1s middle name - not super common at all and would suit any age I think

I love Nathaniel and Nate and would have loved it for DS but DP vetoed. Oddly, I don’t like Nathan though.

Nathanial west is a really famous American author (writing circa 1900-1950 I think). Really famous. Might be Worth thinking about . .

Excellent choice! Really like it. Dante is cooool :)

Love it.