Cape Deceit was named by Russian officer and navigator Lt. Otto von Kotzebue from the German "Betrug".
This cape's name was given in 1816 by Lt. Otto von Kotzebue. "Deceit" is a translation of the German "Betrug," for Kotzebue thought that there was something about the shape of the cape and its surroundings that indicated a bay that did not exist. 
