Michelangelo (given name) explained

Michelangelo
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /it/
Gender:	Male
Region:	Italy
Language:	Italian
Variant Forms:	Michael Angelo, Miguel Ángel

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] The best known of that name is Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564), the Tuscan sculptor, architect, painter, and poet.

People with the given name

• Michelangelo Anselmi (c. 1492 – c. 1554), Italian painter in Parma
• Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007), Italian film director and writer
• Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Italian sculptor
• Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger (1568-1646), 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), Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily
  • Michelangelo Messina, founder and artistic director of the Ischia Film Festival Michaelangelo Meucci (1840–1890), Italian painter
• Michelangelo Minieri (born 1981), Italian footballer
• Michelangelo Signorile (born 1960), American writer and talk show host

Fictional characters with the given name

• Michelangelo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character

See also

• Michael Angelo Batio (born 1956), rock guitarist from Chicago
• Michael Angelo Pergolesi, 18th century Italian decorative artist in London

Notes and References

1. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Michelangelo Michelangelo