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Destiny name meaning

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What does the name Destiny mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Destiny

User Submitted Origins

English
65%
African
14%
African American
9%
Latin
2%
Arabic
2%
Korean
2%
American
2%
Japanese
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 people from Virginia, U.S. agree the name Destiny is of African / African American origin and means "Something that will come to you in the future".
  2. A submission from Kentucky, U.S. says the name Destiny means "The beauty of the future to come" and is of English origin.
  3. A submission from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Destiny means "It's means something that is Destin to happen in the future" and is of English origin.
  4. According to a user from Wisconsin, U.S., the name Destiny means "Faith, and Future".
  5. 3 people from the United States agree the name Destiny is of African / English origin and means "Future".
  6. A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Destiny means "What are your goals in the future" and is of English origin.
  7. According to a user from Zimbabwe, the name Destiny is of African American origin and means "FORETELLER OF FUTURE".
  8. A submission from South Africa says the name Destiny means "One's fate" and is of American origin.
  9. A user from Missouri, U.S. says the name Destiny is of English origin and means "Faith. Hope".
  10. According to 2 people from California, U.S., the name Destiny is of English origin and means "Fate".
  11. 2 people from Tennessee, U.S. agree the name Destiny is of English origin and means "Hope".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Des"ti*ny
Senses
  1. That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom."Thither he Will come to know his destiny." [Shak.]"No man of woman born, Coward or brave, can shun his destiny." [Bryant.]
  2. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual."But who can turn the stream of destiny?" [Spenser.]"Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny." [Longfellow.]"Marked by the Destinies to be avoided." [Shak.]

Etymology: OE. destinee destene, F. destinée, from destiner. See Destine

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
    Synonyms: fate
  2. The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) ("we are helpless in the face of destiny")
    Synonyms: fate
  3. Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
    Synonyms: circumstances, fate, fortune, lot, luck, and portion
Wiktionary

From the noun destiny since the 1970s.

  1. A female given name from English.
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Notable Persons Named Destiny

Notable Persons Named Destiny

Miley Cyrus

She has been prominent since 2003. Miley was given the name Destiny Hope Cyrus by her parent Billy Ray Cyrus on November 23rd, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.

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Destiny Nicole Frasqueri

Destiny was born on June 14th, 1992. Destiny is also known as Spice, Wavy; Nokia, and Princess.

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Destiny Davis

Destiny was born on August 24th, 1985 in Valencia, California, U.S.

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Destiny Chukunyere

Destiny Chukunyere is a pop music, contemporary r&b, soul music, and funk student, singer, and singing. She plays Vocals. She has had major accomplishments since 2013. Destiny was born Destiny Chukunyere on January 19th, 2002 in Birkirkara.

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Destiny Evans

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Destiny

Notable Persons With the Last Name Destiny

Destiny

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Doctor Destiny

Doctor Destiny is a comics character.

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Thinking and Destiny

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Fun Facts about the name Destiny

  • What name lists does Destiny rank for?
    #32Girl Name of the 2000s
    #59Unique Girl Names
    #30Girl Names Unique to the South
  • How Popular is the name Destiny? Destiny is the 491st most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Destiny have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 147,871 babies born with the first name Destiny in the United States. That's more than enough people named Destiny to occupy the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with an estimated population of 109,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Destiny? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1956 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Destiny first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Destiny is Monday, November 12th, 1894.
  • What year had the most people named Destiny born? The highest recorded use of the first name Destiny was in 2000 with a total of 9,850 babies. That's a lot of babies named Destiny!
  • Random Destiny Factoid: According to the 2003 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Destiny ranks 75th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Washington. Imagine that, 79 babies in Washington have the same name in 2003.
  • Weird things about the name Destiny: The name spelled backwards is Ynitsed. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nsdyite. How do you pronounce that?
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