Miley Cyrus To Legally Change Name

LOS ANGELES — Hannah Montana is leaving destiny behind.

Miley Cyrus, whose given name is Destiny Hope Cyrus, has filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court to change her full legal name to Miley Ray Cyrus.

The 15-year-old singer and TV star is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who filed the papers last Friday with wife Leticia. Her father writes in the filing that the request was "to make her commonly used name the same as her legal name."

The name-change request was first reported by the celebrity Web site TMZ.com.

Miley Cyrus has said her father gave her the nickname "Smiley Miley" as a baby because of her sunny disposition. On the Disney Channel tween hit "Hannah Montana," she plays a teen who hides her singing stardom.

Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus are hosting the Country Music Television ceremony together at Nashville's Belmont University on April 14.

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On the Net:

Billy Ray Cyrus:

http://www.billyraycyrus.com/

Miley Cyrus:

http://www.mileycyrus.com/movies/

Disney Channel:

http://disney.go.com/index

Comments

[happycat]

09:24 PM on 03/20/2008

I am so grateful that my 7 year old daughter has enough taste not to be a Miley fan. The Cyrus's are one cheesy family.

[mellene]

04:14 PM on 03/20/2008

Here we go with the next generation of Madonna. When will the public wake up and pay attention to something that isn't so vain.

[writergal8]

03:36 PM on 03/19/2008

Nothing wrong with a name change, though both her original name and Miley aren't exactly that great, IMHO. I'm a fan of more traditional names like Sarah or Elizabeth.

[vandegrasse]

02:18 AM on 03/19/2008

Shit can fill a stadium; that doesn't make it talented!

[IndyStacey]

04:46 PM on 03/18/2008

Miley is a hard-working, wholesome, talented kid. Why hate on her? She's not one of the party girls seeking publicity whenever she can get it. I'm glad kids have her as a role model.

[Felicty]

10:09 AM on 03/20/2008

"She's not one of the party girls seeking publicity".

Not yet.

[happycat]

09:27 PM on 03/20/2008

You're glad kids have her as a role model? Ick, didn't you see those tacky pictures that she and her friend took of themselves in their underwear? How did those get out there? "Wholesome, talented," what low standards we have.

[LoRiseAntlers]

03:51 PM on 03/18/2008

Billy Ray's gravy train rolls ever forward.

[Felicty]

03:00 PM on 03/18/2008

Wake me up when she heads to rehab or gets knocked up.

Talent, indeed.

[Nyk]

12:28 PM on 03/18/2008

I think this is a great idea for her. Everyone knows her as Miley. I hope she stays sweet and out of trouble. My kids love her.

[CammyV]

11:51 AM on 03/18/2008

Ah, I'm glad to hear that someone else doesn't understand why the sun is rising and setting on this kid right now. I've seen her perform on the tube and she is really an average performer. Not some 'superstar' as she is being promoted.

[JScott]

10:54 AM on 03/18/2008

So will her name be Kilometery Cyrus in countries that use the metric system?

[Felicty]

10:01 AM on 03/18/2008

To what?

Undertalented twit?

[Jezdukowski]

11:34 AM on 03/18/2008

ZING!

[Nyk]

12:29 PM on 03/18/2008

Nice. Do you pick on 15 yos often? or are you just jealous?