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English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

nickname abbreviated from the given name

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

/Antony in use throughout North America, Guyana and English speaking countries in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

and

Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...

. It is also a stage name, given name and a surname.

Stage name

Ant (comedian) Anthony Steven Kalloniatis (born August 23, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, best known by his stage name Ant. Career Ant performed at comedy clubs across the US beginning in 1991. In 1995, he was a semi-regular cast member on ...

stage name of Anthony Steven Kalloniatis (born 1967), American stand-up comedian and actor * Ant (producer) stage name of Anthony Davis (born 1970), American record producer and member of Rhymesayers * ANT solo performance name of Antony Harding (fl. c. 2000), British musician *

Anthony McPartlin Anthony David McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) is an English television presenter, singer, rapper, comedian and actor. He is best known for working alongside Dec Donnelly as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. McPartlin came to prominence ...

(born 1975), an English television presenter, one half of the duo Ant & Dec *

Ant-Bee Ant-Bee (stage-name for Billy James) is an American experimental musician and writer. In his musical work, he is a psychedelic era revivalist, working with members of The Mothers of Invention; the original members of the Alice Cooper (band), Alic ...

stage name of Billy James (born 1960), American musician and writer *ASAP Ant, A$AP Mob rap collective member * Ant Trip Ceremony 1960s band name *Ant Lady, ring name of

Syuri is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, better known simply as . Syuri formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship. Syuri is currently working for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the ...

Nickname

* Ant Anstead, nickname of Anthony Richard Anstead (born 1979), English television presenter, motor specialist, car builder, designer and artist *

Ant Banks Anthony Banks (born March 4, 1966) is an American record producer and rapper from Oakland, California. Biography As a child, he took part in a band at school and then learned to play a variety of instruments along the way. At school he only le ...

, nickname of Anthony Banks (born 1969), American producer and rapper *

Ant Botha Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha (born 17 November 1976) is a South African former cricketer who played for the cricket Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, Easterns, Derbyshire and Warwickshire.Ant Clemons Anthony Clemons Jr. (born September 26, 1991) is an American singer. He rose to prominence as a guest artist on Kanye West's 2018 single " All Mine". Clemons has since worked with a multitude of artists, including West, Ty Dolla Sign, Beyoncé, ...

, nickname of Anthony Clemons Jr. (born 1991), American singer-songwriter * Ant Henson, nickname of Anthony Mark Henson (born 1989), British singer-songwriter *

Ant Middleton Anthony Middleton (born 22 September 1980) is a British adventurer, writer, television personality and former UK Special Forces soldier, Royal Marines Commando, and Royal Engineer in the British Army. He is best known as the former Chief Inst ...

, nickname of Anthony Middleton (born 1980), English television presenter *

Ant Neely Ant Neely is an English composer and musician, known for an eclectic style. Career Neely attended Glasgow University and holds a degree in Zoology. After graduating, he studied jazz guitar at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood, Los Angeles ...

(born 1923), nickname of Antony Neely, English composer and musician *

Ant Pedersen Anthony Pedersen (born 5 May 1988) is a racing driver from New Zealand. Career V8 SuperTourers In 2012, Pedersen was given the opportunity to run in the brand-new V8SuperTourer category in New Zealand and on the first ever race weekend, he was a ...

, nickname of Anthony Pedersen (born 1988), New Zealander racing driver * Ant Strachan, nickname of Anthony Duncan Strachan (born 1966), New Zealander rugby union player *

Ant Whiting Anthony Whiting better known as Ant Whiting is a British songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He has worked as a producer and songwriter with artists such as John Newman and Rizzle Kicks. Biograp ...

, nickname of Anthony Whiting, British songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer * Ant Whorton-Eales, nickname of Anthony Whorton-Eales (born 1994), British racing driver *

Anthony Phillips Anthony Edwin Phillips (born 23 December 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, producer and singer who gained prominence as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Genesis, from 1967 to 1970. He left in July 1970 and learned to play m ...

(born 1951), British guitarist for the band Genesis, nicknamed "Ant" * Anthony Spilotro (1938–1986), American mobster nicknamed "The Ant" *

Anthony West (motorcyclist) Anthony "Ant" Keith West, (born 17 July 1981 in Maryborough, Queensland), is an Australian motorcycle road racer. He most recently raced in the 2019 Brazilian Superbike Championship for the Kawasaki Racing Team. West was suspended from parti ...

(born 1981), Australian motorcycle road racer, nicknamed "Ant"

Given name

* Ant Gyi (1923 – 2017) Burmese singer and musician * Ant Sang (born 1970) New Zealander comic book artist and designer *

Ant Simpson Ant Simpson is an Australian screenwriter and radio host best known for his time as co-host of the national Drive programme on the Australian Radio Network with co-hosts Anthony "Becks" Toohey and Sami Lukis. Career Simpson started his radio c ...

, Australian entertainer *

Ant Timpson Ant Timpson (born 21 April 1966) is a New Zealand film producer best known for producing '' The ABCs of Death'' series, ''Turbo Kid'', '' Deathgasm'' and '' The Greasy Strangler''. He founded and hosts the 48Hours film contest. Career In 200 ...

(born 1966) New Zealander producer *

Ant Wan Antwan Afram (born 1 January 1998), known professionally as Ant Wan, is a Swedish rapper of Aramean descent from Västerås. He started rapping in Råby and released his first songs in early 2016. His songs gained popularity in late 2016. He ma ...

(fl 2018–present), Swedish rapper

Surname

Adam Ant Stuart Leslie Goddard, better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954), is an English singer, musician, and actor. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten ...

(born Stuart Leslie Goddard; 1954), English singer and musician * Clara Ant (born 1948), Bolivian architect and political activist * George Ant, Greek music video director

Fictional characters

* Ant (comics), Image comics character * The Ant (comics), DC Comics superhero * Ant, ''

WordWorld ''WordWorld'' (also sometimes referred to as ''Word World'') is an American children's CGI animated television series that is based on the books and the wooden puzzles of the same name. ''WordWorld'' debuted on PBS Kids and was created by Don Mo ...

'' show character *Ant, '' Ant and Bee'' series character *

Atom Ant Atom Ant is a cartoon ant and superhero, created by Hanna-Barbera in 1965. Atom costarred in ''The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show'' (sharing top billing with Secret Squirrel). In syndication, Atom Ant aired alongside '' Precious Pupp'' and '' The ...

, Hanna-Barbera cartoon superhero *

Ant-Man Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in cost ...

, various Marvel Comics superheroes * Pants Ant, book and cartoon fictional character *Charlie Ant, United Artist ''

The Ant and the Aardvark ''The Ant and the Aardvark'' is a series of 17 theatrical short cartoons produced at DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, originally released by United Artists and currently distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1969 to 1971. Plot The cartoon se ...

'' series character *Anthony Ant, protagonist of ''

Anthony Ant ''Anthony Ant'' is a 1999 animated television series based on a book of the same name by Graham Philpot and Lorna Philpot. It takes place in "Antville," an underground city. Anthony and his friends must avoid being stepped on by the "Bigfeet" (hu ...

'' animated United States/Canada/United Kingdom TV series that takes place in "Antville" *Ant Jones, character from ''

Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running progra ...

'' *Ant Richards, character from ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

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