Monty is a masculine given name, often a short form of Montgomery, Montague, and other similar names. It is also a surname. Some notable people with the name or nickname Monty include Monty Hall, a Canadian-born television game show host, Monty Halls, an English TV broadcaster, explorer, and marine biologist, and Monty Lewis, an American collegiate head football coach.
According to a post on Reddit, some formal names that can be abbreviated or nicknamed to Monty include Montreal, Montgomery, and Belmont. However, a user on Mumsnet suggests that if someone wants to be called Monty, they should be named Monty, as other names may lead to different ways of shortening the name.
The name Monty originates as a nickname for the name Montgomery, but it could also come from the Latin word "monte," meaning "mountain". It is important to note that Monty has not been a top 1,000 baby name since 1983.
