Origin of the name Michelangelo

1. Origin of names
2. Michelangelo

From Italian, meaning "Michael angel", referring to the archangel Michael. The Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti, from Florence, was the man who created such great works of art as the statue of David and the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This name was also borne by the Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio.

Name equivalents in different languages

cz: Michael, Michal, Michalek, Miki
de: Michael, Michail, Michel, Mihai
en: Michael, Mick, Micky, Mike
fr: Michael, Michau, Michel, Michon
hu: Mihal, Mihaly, Misi, Miska
it: Michelangelo, Michele
li: Michailas, Mikalojus, Mikas, Mikis
pl: Michal, Michalek, Michas, Mis
ru: Mik, Mika, Mikele, Mikhail
sk: Michal, Misko, Miso