misname

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A wrong, unsuitable, misleading, or injurious name or designation; misnomer.
2. verb To call by a wrong name.
3. verb To give an unsuitable or injurious name to; name incorrectly.

Similar words

miscall misnomer misappellation misnamer misidentification misdoing misimputation misdescription misemployment misonomy

Often followed by

the it and him

Word family

misnamed misnames misnaming