KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Miley Cyrus, in full Miley Ray Cyrus, original name Destiny Hope Cyrus, (born November 23, 1992, Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.), American singer and actress whose performance on the television show Hannah Montana (2006–11) and its related soundtrack albums catapulted her into stardom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Where did the name Miley come from? Miley’s family nicknamed her ‘Smiley’ as a baby, as she was such a smiling, happy baby. They later shortened it to Miley, and Miley herself made the decision to change her name when she was younger, using her nickname ‘Smiley’ as the inspiration.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to a number of reports, Hannah Montana was nearly named Alexis Texas. However, that name is actually the same as an adult film star, so they wanted to avoid association with that. They then went on to come up with a name with a similar rhyming effect with another US state, Montana.

Detailed explanation-4: -Her birth name, Destiny Hope, expressed her parents’ belief that she would accomplish great things. Her parents nicknamed her “Smiley", which they later shortened to “Miley", because she often smiled as an infant.

Detailed explanation-5: -Miley Cyrus has been in the public eye since she was on Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana.” She was born Destiny Hope, but she legally changed her name to Miley based on a childhood nickname. Cyrus, who identifies as pansexual, said she came out to her mother at age 14.