What is the meaning of Misnomer?

A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.

  1. An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.
  2. A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both.

    An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.

    A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both.

    Something which is asserted not to be true; a mistaken belief, a falsehood, a myth.

    To use an incorrect, and especially misleading, name for (someone or something); to misidentify, to misname.

    Source: wiktionary.org