Depending on the time frame, many baptism records were written in Latin, maybe Ant Ante have been abbreviated from Antonius (male) or Antonia or Antoinette (female). One site I have looked at for medieval given names has Artt but meanings have not been included. There are many sites for given Irish names as well as surnames. Worth a Look > http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/irish100/ Maggie Heffernan in Port Macquarie NSW AUS clear, cold with a very low wind chill factor. Not the night to be sleeping under a 2 bar fence (as my Dad used to proclaim)