Angelo

Name meaning messenger

Angelo is an Italian masculine given name, the equivalent of Angel.

It appears frequently in Italian-American contexts and Catholic communities.

The name evokes Renaissance art and old-world heritage: Angelo runs the pizzeria his grandfather opened in 1952.

Famous bearers include Michelangelo and various saints.

Renaissance

Michelangelo

Florentine sculptor and painter

  • frescoWet plaster painting technique
  • sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
  • marbleRecrystallized limestone rock

patronage · Medici · Florentine · chiaroscuro · perspective · humanism · masterpiece · David · Sistine · chapel

name

Michael

Hebrew name, divine comparison

  • GabrielHebrew name meaning divine strength
  • RaphaelRenaissance painter from Urbino
  • GiovanniItalian masculine given name

Marco · Antonio · Giuseppe · Francesco · Leonardo · Roberto · Salvatore · Mario · Sergio · Eduardo

angelic

heavenly

Divinely pleasant or blissful

ethereal · celestial · holy · saintly · beatific · radiant · blessed · pure · guardian · wings

Italian

Rome

Italy's capital city

Naples · Sicily · Tuscany · pasta · espresso · gelato · ciao · piazza · vino · dolce

Categories
Opposites
gender of name

AngeloAngela

Female name meaning messenger

Angelina · Angelica · Angel

sacred vs. profane etymology

AngeloDiablo

Spanish for Satan

Damien · Lucifer · Dante · Lucian · Mephistopheles

cultural origin

AngeloHiroshi

Olaf · Vladimir · Kenji · Lars

Phrases
Family

angel, angelic, angels, evangelist, archangel, angelical

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G