Destiny

Destiny \des-ti-ny, de-st-iny\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Destiny is pronounced DEH-Tih-Niy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Destiny: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Destiny?

Destiny is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. Derived from destiny ; destinare 'to determine, to destine'. The name is from the frequent English word, which is itself of French and ultimately Latin origin. It is usually chosen to wish the child a bright future. The name was first used by English speakers in the later half of the 20th century. It was made known by the British science fiction TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-1968), in which the five female pilots were codenamed Destiny, Symphony, Melody, Rhapsody, and Harmony. Destiny is the feminine equivalent of the English Destin name variations. Destiny has 23 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include name Destanea origin, meaning of Destanee, what does the name Destanie mean, Destany name variations, Destenee meaning of name, meaning of Desteney, name Desteny, short names for Destine, name Destinea meaning, Destinni name variations, Destinny meaning and origin, what does the name Destonie mean, what does the name Destyne mean, Destynea pronounciation, meaning of Destynee, and Destyni definition. Other English forms include the contracted forms Desta meaning and Destin meaning, and the spelling variants Destinee meaning, Destiney name, Destini definition, and short names for Destinie. The Spanish nicknames for Destina is a form of Destiny that is used in foreign languages. Destiny is popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest height of its usage in 2000, 0.493% of baby girls were named Destiny. It was #24 in rank then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #71 with a usage of 0.190%, however it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Destiny was used 9 times more than the next ranked name, name Destinee meaning, in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Destiny:

• Actress Miley Cyrus, born Destiny Hope Cyrus 23 November 1992, Franklin, Tennessee
• Pop Musicians Destiny's Child, born 1990, Houston, Texas.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Destiny:

the name baby name Dahnya, the name Daiana pronounciation, the name Dainna meaning and origin, the name baby name Damanee, the name Damaney pronounciation, the name short names for Damani, the name short names for Damanie, the name Damany meaning, the English Damia meaning and origin, the name Damiane meaning and origin, the name meaning of Damianne, the name name Damien meaning, the name Damienne meaning, the name Damyana name, the English and Greek meaning of Danaë, the name name Danea, the Hebrew Daniah meaning, the German and Latin Dayana meaning, the English meaning of Dayanna, and the name short names for Dayshaughna.

The baby name Destiny fun facts:

The name Destiny in reverse order is "Ynitsed".

The numerological value of the name Destiny is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Destiny?

Destiny is in the top names in USA.