misname

[ mis-neym ]

verb (used with object),mis·named, mis·nam·ing.
  1. to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.

Origin of misname

1
First recorded in 1475–85; mis-1 + name

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How to use misname in a sentence

  • The lucky seventh was misnamed as far as the Brooklyns were concerned, for their luck was conspicuous by its absence.

  • Shortly the misnamed “U-13” was creeping alongside the hull of the sunken vessel.

    Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey Ralphson