wow i wonder y she changed her name wat i heard was that she disliked that name.

Its so sad how one can just part with the name given to them by mommy and daddy.

Its so sad how one can just part with the name given to them by mommy and daddy.

i have read all on how she got the name miley and it is a cute story however miley is a hawaiian name and is correctly spelled maile i have a daughter name mailei and i spell it deifferent also however when i people learn her name they question if i named her after hannah montana and the truth is i got the name from the elvis movie blue hawaii and it meaning is for the flowers tradionally used to make lei’s so i just wondering if her and her parents new her name actually of hawaiian decent

My 7-year-old daughter is a big fan of Destiny Hope Hannah Montana Miley Ray Cyrus, by any name. Last Christmas, she asked for LOTS of Hannah Montana stuff…and did you notice, anything with that name printed on it sold like mad! Personally, I would think that you’d want a different stage name from your real name in this day and age for privacy and security reasons, so why not keep your given name, keep it secret, and make up a nom-de-entertainment? But you know, it wasn’t my decision, and I’m sure her parents had to be involved and approve…I mean, where can a minor change their own name legally by themselves? And when you get right down to it, considering the kind of trouble our starlets get into any more (think of Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney, Lindsey, Paris, etc.), a simple lil’-ol’ name change is no real scandal, so I can’t see any reason for outrage. So far, she’s been a fairly decent role model for my daughter, and THAT’s what I’m concerned about. If that changes, then I’ll be outraged. Given that her father apparently consented to it, we should all butt out, because it’s none of our business. (We should just be thankful he didn’t change his own name to “Achy-Breaky Cyrus” in honor of his big hit. Now that would have been an outrage.)

OK….here’s the real way that they came up with “Miley”. When she was little she was always a happy baby, Always smiling, so they called her “SMILEY”. This is a direct quote from both Miley and Billy Ray. By the time she was offered the part of Hannah Montana (She originally tried out for the part of Lily) What can I say…I have a 9 year-old son with a crush and a BUNCH of nieces and nephews :0) they decided to shorten SMILEY to MILEY and the rest as they say is history.

I think that she looks like a Miley and even on Hannah Montana, her name is “Miley Ray Stuart” (I heard Billy Ray call her that in the Episode…Ready Set Don’t Go.) So Miley Ray Cyrus just seems to fit. My niece is named Destini Brooke and she looks like a Destini to me. Miley just doesn’t look like a Destiny. I know her parents named her Destiny Hope because they thought that she was going to be someone special in the world but if they aren’t pitching a hissy over it…why not let her? She’s always going to know WHY they named her Destiny Hope…they nicknamed her Smiley…which turned into Miley..and I believe that she has the support from her family..not to mention her “Aunt Dolly”

Sorry about the LONG post….

~~Josie Kay~~

I don’t see what’s the big deal abou Miley changing her legal name. I legally changed my name when I became a US citizen. My birth name is still very much a part of my identity. Just because my birth name is not on all the official documents does not mean it has lost its meaning to me.

No, actually, I don’t think Miley Ray/Billy Ray rhime at all… If that is what she likes and wants to go by, I don’t see why it is a big deal. I don’t go by my given name either and I changed it legally at age 18. I don’t understand why this is apparently controversial to some.

Miley Ray Cyrus is TOTALLY her stage name (kinda rhymes with “Billy Ray” doesn’t it?), but many stars do the same thing – is the main concern that people feel she’s too young to do so?

My legal name is also totally different than what everyone calls me, and it is totally a pain. It can catch up with you in unexpected ways. I went on a high school journalism trip, and the teacher who bought the plane tickets knew what my real name is, but she knows me as Teddy, and it didn’t even occur to her to buy the tickets with my real name on them since she had never once referred to me as that, which would have matched my driver’s license. It was a real pain to make sure that I was allowed to get on the plane since my tickets didnt’ match my ID. We also went on a senior trip to DC and I very nearly didn’t get to go into the White House for the same reason. The only reason that I don’t legally change it is because it doens’t sound right with my middle name, which I do really like. It does get to be quire a pain though. Every teacher I’ve ever had, I’ve had to correct about my name, and whenever name tags are pre-made for an event or something, I always end up having to fix mine. I don’t blame Miley a bit forchanging her name. It’ll make things tons easier for her. If she changes her mind later, she can always change it back.