misname
UK/ˌmɪsˈneɪm/US/mis'neim/
Definitions
v.
To call by a wrong or unsuitable name
误称，给……起错名字
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmis-wrongly, badly
+
nameroot
=misname
mis- (wrongly) + name = 'to name wrongly.' Built on the English-native word name (a Germanic cousin of Latin nōmen), not the misnomer that came through French.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The species was misnamed by early explorers.