Destiny:
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DES-ti-nee
Means: simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand."
Hope:
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HOP
Means simply "hope" from the English word, from Old English hopian. This name was first commonly used by the Puritans.
Cyrus:
(Here it is being used as a male first name)
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: SIE-rus
From Κυρος (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kūrush, which may mean "far sighted" or may be related to the Persian word khur "sun". The name is sometimes associated with Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord". This was the name of several kings of Persia, including Cyrus the Great, who conquered Babylon. He is famous in the Old Testament for freeing the captive Jews and allowing them to return to Israel.
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