Official episode discussion: Rise of the Turtles, Part 1 and 2

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by blackaerin

Would be nice if they also mention the actual meaning of their names, but of course they probably wouldn't given that 3 of 4 names have very religious translations.

Yeah. The artists were named after the archangels (Michael, Raphael) or saints (Donatello's real name was Donato which stems from Donatus, the name of several patron saints)

Donatello/Donato/Donatus means Given
Leonardo means Brave Lion
Michelangelo/Michael means "Who Is Like God?" (yeah...it's a question *lol*)
Raphael means God Has Healed