Nathan

• I've loved this name ever since I read a book with the lead character named Nathaniel and called Nate. Strong, masculine name with (once again!) lots of history, dating back to the Bible.
• "Nate" is a cute nickname. Another classic with a vaguely Yankee ring.
• Nathan Christopher: very manly and boyish at the same time...The name of a comic book charachter, "Cable"...we chose to use this for our first son, dh is Christopher, and frame a copy of the comic that was issued the month of his birth.