misnomer

1. (law) A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.

2. (by extension)Examples: "Rewilding[…]is also a misnomer, for whether by getting rid of tens of thousands of sheep in Patagonia or introducing a living species as a surrogate for an extinct one – Sayaguesa cattle in place of aurochs in Croatia’s Velebit Mountains, for instance – rewilding requires more human intervention than its name suggests."; "[…] plaintiff's misstyling himself as corporation in initial complaint constituted case of misnomer."broadly

3. (by extension)Examples: "The name Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China."; "The word blackboard as applied to green or brown chalkboards is a misnomer but is not incorrect, as the broad sense of the word is idiomatic."Antonyms: aptronymbroadly

4. (by extension)Examples: "It’s a misnomer that all doctors have bad handwriting."broadlynonstandardproscribed