Destiny

Gender: Female
Origin: Old French
Meaning: Simply destiny; fate
Pronunciation: DES-tih-nee
Used in: English speaking countries
Additional info: Ultimately from Latin destinare “to determine”, a derivative of stare “to stand”. For which you were meant to do. One’s certain fortune. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world only since the last half of the 20th century.

Hope

Gender: Female
Origin: Old English
Meaning: Expectation; belief; trust
Pronunciation: HOPE
Used in: English speaking countries
Additional info: From the English word hope, ultimately from Old English hopian. This name was first used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Miley

Gender: Female (Modern)
Origin: Ireland
Meaning: Smiley
Pronunciation: MY-lee
Used in: English speaking countries
Additional info: It is a shortened form of the nickname Smiley, given to her by her father, Billy Ray because she often smiled.

Ray

Gender: Male
Origin: French/Hebrew
Meaning: Practical; analytical nature with skillful business abilities
Pronunciation: RAY
Used in: English speaking countries
Additional info: Short form of Raymond, often used as an independent name.

Cyrus

Gender: Male
Origin: Persian
Meaning: Sun; lord; throne
Pronunciation: SY-rus
Used in: English and Persian speaking countries
Additional info: Makes you versatile and creative. The name Cyrus is derived from either the Persian word “kurush,” which may relate to the sun, or “kuru”, which relates to throne.