Ant (shortening)

Ant is a short form of the forename Ant(h)ony . There are two main types of such shortenings: they are convenient for writing, e.g. in lists; or they are essentially spoken pet-names, and thus informal. (See Conventional abbreviations for forenames.)

Short form	Long form	Informal or written	Other short forms	Remarks
Ant	Ant(h)ony	informal	Tony

There is a list of similar names at Conventional abbreviations for forenames, as well as the category:short names

Note that any informal form may be spelled in different ways. Notably, any spelling listed that ends in '-ie' may be written with the ending '-y', and vice versa.

There is also a common noun, 'an ant' - a very common nesting insect, for the most part flightless. It is proverbially very hard-working.