How did Miley Cyrus get the name miley?

Answer 1

Her parents expected good things for her in her future. They wanted her to have a destiny, and they wanted her to be filled with hope. That's why she was named Destiny Hope Cyrus.

Miley Cyrus got her current name because she always smiled when she was a baby, so her parents nicknamed her 'Smiley.' Later on, they shortened it to Miley. Her parents had her name changed when she was little. She also adopted her father Billy Ray Cyrus' middle name. So she is now Miley Ray Cyrus.

Answer 2

When Miley was younger she was always smiling so her dad called her smiley. As time went on it was shortened to Miley. Her real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus but when she was 16 she legally changed it to Miley.

Answer 3

Miley was born Destiny Hope Cyrus but legally changed her name when she was 10. She chose the forename Miley because her family nicknamed her "smiley" when she was younger (because she smiled a lot). She chose the middle name Ray in honour of her beloved late grandfather, Ronald Ray Cyrus.Thus she became Miley Ray Cyrus.

Answer 4

When Miley was a baby, according to the Parade Magazine Section, Feb. 3, 2008, she was called Smiley. That is the derivation of her first name. The Cyrus is in honor of her father.

Answer 5

Her real name was Destiny Hope Cyrus but she smiled too much and her family called her smiley and that transformed into Miley.