Miley // Name Meaning

Find out about what Miley's name really means.
Destiny
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Means: Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand". It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world only since the last half of the 20th century.

Hope
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Means: From the English word hope, ultimately from Old English hopian. This name was first used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Miley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Means: In the case of child actress and singer Miley Cyrus (1992-), it is a shortened form of the nickname Smiley, given to her by her father because she often smiled.

Ray
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Means: Short form of RAYMOND, often used as an independent name. Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury (1920-) and musician Ray Charles (1930-2004) are two notable bearers of the name.

Hannah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical
Means: From the Hebrew name Channah which meant "favour" or "grace". Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament. As an English name, Hannah was not regularly used until after the Protestant Reformation. The Greek and Latin version Anna is used in the New Testament and was traditionally more widely used as a Christian name.

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