Michelangelo (given name)

Michelangelo

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

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. 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