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mis·no·mer    Audio Help   [mis-noh-mer] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
2.an error in naming a person or thing.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < AF, n. use of MF mesnomer to misname, equiv. to mes- mis-1 + nomer < L nōmināre; see nominate]
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mis·no·mer    Audio Help   (mĭs-nō'mər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An error in naming a person or place.
    1. Application of a wrong name.
    2. A name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object.


[Middle English misnoumer, from Old French mesnomer, to misname : mes-, wrongly; see mis-1 + nommer, to name (from Latin nōmināre, from nōmen, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots).]

mis·no'mered adj.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
misnomer 
1455, from Anglo-Fr., from M.Fr. mesnomer "to misname," from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + nomer "to name," from L. nominare "nominate" (see nominate).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
misnomer

noun
an incorrect or unsuitable name 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: mis·no·mer
Pronunciation: "mis-'nO-m&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French mesnomer, from mesnomer to misname, from Middle French mes- wrongly + nommer to name, from Latin nominare, from nomin- nomen name
: the misnaming of a person in a legal document or proceeding (as in a complaint or indictment); specifically : the institution of proceedings against and service of process on the correct party using the incorrect name —compare IDEM SONANS
NOTE: Amendment of the pleadings is generally allowed in cases of misnomer.

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Misnomer

Mis*no"mer\, n. [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See Name.] The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.

Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary "reforms". --Burke.

The word "synonym" is fact a misnomer. --Whatel?.
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Misnomer

Mis*no"mer\, v. t. To misname. [R.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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