Tate
Tate comes from the Old English "tata," meaning "cheerful" or "glad." The name began as a surname. Tate entered the US top 1000 in 1963 and peaked at #357 in 2014. The driver was the broader trend toward short, surname-as-first-name. Tate (the painter Tate "Henry" Tate, 1819-1899, whose collection founded the Tate Gallery in London) gave the name artistic weight. The single syllable is direct, and the "T" opening is firm. Tate is a male name of Old English origin that means "Cheerful, glad". Brisk, modern, and a little artistic. The name sounds direct. Tates tend to be confident. US peaked #357 in 2014. Now top 500. Well-known people named Tate include Tate Gallery (London), Tate (Old English name), Tate (fictional, various). Common variations and related forms of Tate include Tat (short form), Tayte (variant), Tay (nickname).