Miley Cyrus • BEHIND THE NAME
DESTINY
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DES-ti-nee
Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand".

HOPE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HOH-P
Means simply "hope" from the English word, from Old English hopian. This name was first commonly used by the Puritans.

"MILEY"
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: My-Lee
A short way of saying Smiley, name created by Billy Ray Cyrus. According to him, Miley got her name because she always smiled as a baby.

CYRUS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: SIE-rus From Κυρος (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kūrush, which may mean "far sighted" or may be related to the Persian word khur "sun". The name is sometimes associated with Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord". This was the name of several kings of Persia, including Cyrus the Great, who conquered Babylon. He is famous in the Old Testament for freeing the captive Jews and allowing them to return to Israel.

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