Miley Cyrus fans can’t get over her REAL name

She wasn't born a Miley!

WHAT IS MILEY CYRUS REAL NAME?

by Alex Ross |
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She's one of the BIGGEST pop stars in the world with hits like 'Malibu', 'Wrecking Ball', and her new single 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart', but fans of Miley Cyrus have been left shocked to core to learn that Miley isn't actually her real name.

Despite being in the spotlight for a huge number of years, it seems some fans of the singer have only just discovered that her birth name is actually Destiny Hope Cyrus... not Miley!

Fans took to Twitter to express their shock at the revelation. One user wrote, 'Why did i just realize Miley Cyrus’s real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus....', with another adding, 'I was today years old when I learned Miley Cyrus’ real name is Destiny Hope what.' [sic]

Another wrote, 'Am I the only person who didn’t know Miley Cyrus’ real name was destiny hope?', with another shocked user writing, 'Sooo am I the only one who never knew Miley Cyrus’s real name is Destiny Hope. This whole time I thought her name was Miley 😭'. [sic]

Other fans of the superstar singer were quick to question their level of love, wondering how they didn't know this fact if they were 'real fans'.

A Twitter user called Lucy jokingly wrote, 'How did no one know that @MileyCyrus real name is Destiny.. Call yourself true fans 😂😂 jk i thought everyone knew lol'. [sic]

Miley made the decision to change her name when she was younger, using her nickname 'Smiley' as the inspiration. In 2008, the 'Wrecking Ball' singer then changed her name from Destiny to Miley legally!

But her character's name in hit Disney show Hannah Montana was also Miley Stewart - so that could be a telling sign too!

Miley isn't the only famous celebrity to change her name. Check out all of these celebrities' real names:

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Camila Cabello

Real name: Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao

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Real name: Nicolas Kim Coppola

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Lady G split from her fiancé Christian Carino in June, meaning that her name was all over Twitter.

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Real name: Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.

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Real name: Caryn Johnson

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Real name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly

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Real name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston

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Real name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou

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Real name: Olivia Jane Cockburn

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Real name: Clare Woodgate

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Real name: Katheryn Hudson

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Real name: Norma Jean Mortensen

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Real name: Eileen Regina Edwards

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Real name: Alicia Augello Cook

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Real name: Elizabeth Grant

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Real name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom

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Real name: Ben Haggerty

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Miley Cyrus

Real name: Destiny Hope Cyrus

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Real name: Maurice Micklewhite

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Real name: Julie Anne Smith

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Real name: Cherilyn Sarkisian

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Real name: Jason Joel Desrouleaux

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Real name: Armando Christian Pérez

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Real name: Natalie Hershlag

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Real name: Curtis James Jackson III

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Real name: Charlotte Emma Aitchison

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Real name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr

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Real name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins

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Real name: Elena Jane Goulding

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Real name: Helen Lydia Mironoff

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Real name: Stacy Ann Ferguson

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Jax Jones

Real name: Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo

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