Talk:Misnomer/Archives/2012/November

Greenland - based on a similarity?
"Some of the sources of misnomers are: [...] A name being based on a similarity in a particular aspect (e.g. [...] Greenland is icy ...".

"Greenland" may be a misnomer, but how is it "based on a similarity in a particular aspect"? Nurg (talk) 20:32, 27 October 2012 (UTC)


 * The name is not based on a similarity. See Greenland. Wahrmund (talk) 14:38, 28 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Ok, so that needs to be deleted. And "Iceland", how is that "based on a similarity in a particular aspect"? Nurg (talk) 08:40, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Webster's 3rd says the name comes from Old Norse "iss" (ice) + "land." Wahrmund (talk) 01:31, 31 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Ok, so is Iceland named after a similarity to ice, rather than being named after ice itself? Nurg (talk) 05:31, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

I edited the section and removed Iceland, which is not a misnomer at all. Hopefully, this will be okay. Wahrmund (talk) 01:04, 2 November 2012 (UTC)