Tate in Chinese

The surname route leads from Tate to the older personal name Tata. The explanation connecting Tata with happiness is not presented as certain by the cited reference. Removing that qualification would make the history look more settled than it is. A reader can appreciate a cheerful association without needing a stronger claim than the source supports.

欣和 is unambiguously about gladness in the proposed Chinese combination. That is a reason to like it as a new given-name suggestion, not new evidence about Old English. If your family chose Tate for a surname connection or simply liked its sound, the cheerful pair remains optional rather than a meaning you must preserve.

Tate is short in English, with a final t that Mandarin cannot place in the same way at the end of tai. 泰特 distributes the sound across two characters. The extra vowel is part of the approximation and does not indicate that the English name should be pronounced with two beats.

泰宁 keeps the beginning and abandons that final consonant, favoring a calm expression. Its peace association differs from the happiness proposed for Tata, even though both can feel positive. For an inscription, compare the complete simplified and traditional versions of the option you choose; the unchanged first character does not make the second form visually identical.