English dictionary

misname

/m/I/s'n/eI/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

assign in incorrect name to

verb.communication

Examples
These misnamed philanthropists.

Synonyms miscall

Source: WordNet 3.0
To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.

verb

Source: webster1913