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Iceland and Greenland

Iceland and Greenland are not misnomers. Their names were purposefully given by Norseman so that other travels would avoid the more hospitable Iceland for Greenland. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.91.171.42 (talk) 21:23, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

That doesn't mean they are not misnomers. Read the definition of misnomer at the beginning of the article: "suggests an interpretation that is known to be untrue". Regardless of how they got their names, "Iceland" suggest a place that is icy, which today is known to be untrue; "Greenland" suggests a place that is mostly green, which today is know to be untrue. Cresix (talk) 22:13, 28 September 2010 (UTC)