If there were new Ninja Turtles, what names would you give them and why?

Are the Ninja Turtles of today same or different from the people they were named after?

All of the artists in the project lived during the Renaissance.
Why was this particular period in history chosen? What other period(s) could have been used?

Why were artist names used to name the Ninja Turtles?

There are other characters on the Ninja Turtle television program. Who could they have been named after?