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Do you think people will still associate it with Miley Cyrus in ten years or so, when I'll have kids? I really really love the sound but I don't want people to think I named her after Cyrus. I mean she's ok, I have nothing against her, but it would bother me for some reason. Would spelling it Mylie, Myley or Mylee help? Probably not, I guess. Plus Miley looks better. Do you like Miley apart from the actress? I kind of like Miles as an occasional nickname for Miley.
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Check these out:
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=beyonce+cher+latifah+miley
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=cher+miley+rihanna+sade
It's more popular than any of those, and even now when popularity is harder to achieve. I think it sounds enough like Kylie and Riley and Maya (also trendy), that because of the popularity it'll more likely be just another dated trendy name, rather than an obvious celeb reference like Sade or Cher. But I don't think Miley Cyrus will be forgotten, and her impact on the name's image will probably last somewhat too. I think the name is sort of silly, and the only person likely to carry it into middle age with any grace is Cyrus herself. I think the same of Kiley and Riley. Their shallow youthful-imagey-ness is their main attribute. But, I am not so sure that someone born today would feel that as strongly as I do.
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=beyonce+cher+latifah+miley
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=cher+miley+rihanna+sade
It's more popular than any of those, and even now when popularity is harder to achieve. I think it sounds enough like Kylie and Riley and Maya (also trendy), that because of the popularity it'll more likely be just another dated trendy name, rather than an obvious celeb reference like Sade or Cher. But I don't think Miley Cyrus will be forgotten, and her impact on the name's image will probably last somewhat too. I think the name is sort of silly, and the only person likely to carry it into middle age with any grace is Cyrus herself. I think the same of Kiley and Riley. Their shallow youthful-imagey-ness is their main attribute. But, I am not so sure that someone born today would feel that as strongly as I do.
This message was edited 5/4/2012, 1:31 PM
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I actually like Miley. I was really into it a few years back when I found out I have a great great grandfather who was named Smiley (really). It would totally be honoring then, right?
I don't know if this is a name that will forever be associated with Miss Cyrus. But if you truly love it, who cares?
I don't know if this is a name that will forever be associated with Miss Cyrus. But if you truly love it, who cares?
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I do think that names invented by celebrities and/or strongly associated with a single celebrity can lose that association over time. My own middle name, for example, was invented by Jonathan Swift, but no one hears Vanessa and thinks "Oh. How Jonathan Swift fangurl-ish." The same thing coould happen to Miley someday, especially if there's ever another prominent Miley other than Miley Cyrus.
That said, I think it's going to take longer than 10 years for it to happen. In a decade, Cyrus is still going to be around, probably behaving abhorently on the celebrity reality show circuit with other has-beens. I really wouldn't bet on the Miley Cyrus connection dimming by then.
Even without the Cyrus association, no, I don't like Miley. I lump it firmly in the meaningless "ding-dong" name camp along with Brylee, Jaylie, and the rest, and they're just nmsaa. For myself, I'd actually rather be named Miles and occasionally called Miley, even though Miles is traditionally masculine, than the reverse.
That said, I think it's going to take longer than 10 years for it to happen. In a decade, Cyrus is still going to be around, probably behaving abhorently on the celebrity reality show circuit with other has-beens. I really wouldn't bet on the Miley Cyrus connection dimming by then.
Even without the Cyrus association, no, I don't like Miley. I lump it firmly in the meaningless "ding-dong" name camp along with Brylee, Jaylie, and the rest, and they're just nmsaa. For myself, I'd actually rather be named Miles and occasionally called Miley, even though Miles is traditionally masculine, than the reverse.
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I find it cutesy and cheesy. It's much better as a nickname, but I'm not really a fan of it in that case either.
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I've liked the name for years, but the Hawaiian Maile version, which is actually a legitimate name!!
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I don't mind Miley at all. I would potentially use it myself, except I do like Kylie more.
Everyone is going to have their own association with any name, whether it be a celebrity or family member or the mean kid from high school. As long as you love the name, I don't see any problem with using it!
Everyone is going to have their own association with any name, whether it be a celebrity or family member or the mean kid from high school. As long as you love the name, I don't see any problem with using it!
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I like Miley as a nn for Miles / Milo, but Cyrus has ruined that. As a girls' name the association is just so strong. Whenever I see it on a young child irl, I immediately think tacky. Because it is. :/
In 10 years, I think I'll feel exactly the same way, sorry Lily! Miley is the best spelling though (and I have seen one or two Mylees ew).
In 10 years, I think I'll feel exactly the same way, sorry Lily! Miley is the best spelling though (and I have seen one or two Mylees ew).
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Well, seeing as how the name came out of obscurity thanks to Miley Cyrus, I'm afraid people would associate the name with her. I think it's in the same class as Cher or Madonna.
I still like it, though. It has spunk. I strongly prefer the Miley spelling, because the others look weird to me. And Miles is a cool nickname for a girl.
I still like it, though. It has spunk. I strongly prefer the Miley spelling, because the others look weird to me. And Miles is a cool nickname for a girl.
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Of course they will, and it will be embarrassing for all involved
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Hmmm possibly. It just seems like her career is almost over to me. So I was wondering whether in 10-15 years when I'll have kids most people will still remember her. Hilary Duff was a very successful teen star and most people don't remember her nowadays so I thought maybe people would have forgotten about Miley.
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But Hilary was a name long before Hilary Duff came around. My stepsister is named Hilary and she was born in 1965. Hilary Duff was a celebrity who happened to have the name Hilary, just like Joan Crawford was a celebrity who happened to have the name Joan. Miley wasn't a name until Miley Cyrus popped up, so it may always stay associated with her, even if she is forgotten as a celebrity in the future. It may, I don't know for sure, but it's possible.
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This wasn't about Hilary's name at all but about Hilary. Hardly anyone remembers HER (unlike Cher or Madonna) so I wonder whether people will still think of Cyrus or of all the Mileys born in the past two years or so. I know that Hilary is an old name.
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NB: Cher and Madonna both had single-person names. Those make someone more memorable!
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Okay. Now do you think this is a good analogy or not:
My name, Janice, didn't exist until 1899, when it was coined by the author of a popular novel, "Janice Meredith." The novel was so popular at that time that there was a dance named after it, "The Janice Meredith Waltz", and a silent movie was made in the 1920s. As soon as the novel was published, people began using the name Janice, though not in great numbers until about 1930. Then the name stayed popular for about thirty years and most people who used it had no idea where it originated and hardly anybody today, I find, knows anything about "Janice Meredith."
So would this indicate that it's probable that people won't associate Miley with Miley Cyrus in the future? Or do you think the two situations aren't comparable because Miley Cyrus exists in a world of visual images and mass communication?
My name, Janice, didn't exist until 1899, when it was coined by the author of a popular novel, "Janice Meredith." The novel was so popular at that time that there was a dance named after it, "The Janice Meredith Waltz", and a silent movie was made in the 1920s. As soon as the novel was published, people began using the name Janice, though not in great numbers until about 1930. Then the name stayed popular for about thirty years and most people who used it had no idea where it originated and hardly anybody today, I find, knows anything about "Janice Meredith."
So would this indicate that it's probable that people won't associate Miley with Miley Cyrus in the future? Or do you think the two situations aren't comparable because Miley Cyrus exists in a world of visual images and mass communication?
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I think the same thing happened to Shirley. It was used for a female character in a book and from then on parents named their daughters Shirley instead of their sons (it was never really common for boys anyway). Then Shirley Temple came along and for some time people seemed to have named their daughters after her (at least that's what I read even though it was already a common name at the time).
Today it isn't associated with the book or Shirley Temple simply because there are so many around. And Shirley Temple is still well known in general, kind of like Charlie Chaplin.
So I'd say it depends. If Miley is being used more in the next couple of years and Miley Cyrus' career fades it will probably be usable. Unless she turns into a Lindsay Lohan case - no real career but always on the news for breaking the law.
Today it isn't associated with the book or Shirley Temple simply because there are so many around. And Shirley Temple is still well known in general, kind of like Charlie Chaplin.
So I'd say it depends. If Miley is being used more in the next couple of years and Miley Cyrus' career fades it will probably be usable. Unless she turns into a Lindsay Lohan case - no real career but always on the news for breaking the law.
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Yeah, I liked that one song she did ("See You Again"), but I don't think she's done anything much the past few years. It's tricky to transition from teen star to adult star; people lose interest.
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