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misname (v.)

c. 1500 "to call (someone) by an unsuitable or injurious name;" see mis- (1) "badly, wrongly" + name (v.). From 1520s as "to call by a wrong name." Related: Misnamed; misnaming.

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Definitions of misname from WordNet

misname (v.)
assign in incorrect name to;
These misnamed philanthropists
Synonyms: miscall
From wordnet.princeton.edu