Michelangelo (given name)

Michelangelo is a given name that is a combination of the Hebrew name Michael (he who resembles God) and the Greek name Angelo (messenger). The name itself is most commonly believed to be of Italian origin.[1]

Michelangelo

Pronunciation	Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Italian
Origin
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Variant form(s)	Michael Angelo, Miguel Ángel

List of people with the given name Michelangelo or Michael Angelo

• Michelangelo Anselmi (c. 1492 – c. 1554), an Italian painter in Parma
• Michelangelo Antonioni (1912 – 2007), Italian film director and writer
• Michael Angelo Batio (b. 1956), rock guitarist from Chicago
• Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 – 1564), Tuscan sculptor, architect, painter, and poet
• Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger, Florentine poet and playwright, his grandnephew
• Michelangelo Carducci (fl. 1560s), Italian painter active in Umbria
• Michelagnolo Galilei (1575 – 1631), Italian lutanist and composer, younger brother of the astronomer
• Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), an Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily
• Michaelangelo Meucci (1840-1890), Italian painter
• Michelangelo Minieri, an Italian footballer
• Michael Angelo Pergolesi (18c), Italian decorative artist in London
• Michelangelo Signorile (b. 1960), American writer and talkshow host

Fictional characters

• Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), originally Michaelangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

References

1. Michelangelo, thinkbabynames.com.