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My son's name is Nathan and gets called Nate. I like it.

I wouldn't really balk at it on its own, but I much prefer Nate as a nickname for Nathan. For Nathaniel, I prefer "Than", but "Nat" also makes sense.

I think it works best as a nickname. I like both Nathan and Nathaniel, but right now I prefer Nathan. I don't think Nate is overused, and even though Nathan is supposedly quite common, I've only met one.

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I also think Jonathan can work as a full name for Nate, but it's a stretch.

I prefer Nat for Nathaniel only.

Nate is kind of cute, kind of fun and boyish. I think it's so boyish that it doesn't keep very long as a full name.

I love Nate as a nn, but I don't like it on its own. Both Nathaniel and Ignatius would be great formal names for it. :-)