nameType

P1081
predicate

Indicates the specific category or type of a name associated with an entity (e.g., legal name, nickname, alias, or preferred name).

All labels observed (43)

Label Occurrences
nameType canonical 3,166
hasNameType 1,378
nameUsage 369

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: nameType
Generated description
Indicates the specific category or type of a name associated with an entity (e.g., legal name, nickname, alias, or preferred name).

Sample triples (5,739)

Subject Object
Delano given name ⓘ
Howard personal name via predicate surface "nameUsage" ⓘ
Nelson patronymic ⓘ
James first name via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
The Royal Road traditional name via predicate surface "labelType" ⓘ
Johan personal name via predicate surface "nameUsageType" ⓘ
Robert personal name ⓘ
Will masculine ⓘ
Clementine first name via predicate surface "hasGivenNameType" ⓘ
Big Blue fans via predicate surface "nicknameUsageContext" ⓘ
Big Blue media via predicate surface "nicknameUsageContext" ⓘ
Big Blue sports commentators via predicate surface "nicknameUsageContext" ⓘ
Nielson patronymic surname via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
Wilson family name ⓘ
Miller hereditary surname ⓘ
Claudius praenomen via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
Claudius nomen via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
Jem familiar form of James via predicate surface "nameFunction" ⓘ
Jem pet name for James via predicate surface "nameFunction" ⓘ
Pitt patrilineal surname ⓘ
RCA Records major label via predicate surface "labelType" ⓘ
Leigh toponymic surname via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
Claudine personal name ⓘ
Jobs patronymic surname ⓘ
Horace classical name via predicate surface "typicalNameCategory" ⓘ
Horace English-language given name via predicate surface "typicalNameCategory" ⓘ
MacDouglas patronymic surname via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
San Jo nickname via predicate surface "alternativeNameType" ⓘ
Cook last name ⓘ
Rita personal name via predicate surface "nameUsage" ⓘ
Universal Republic Records major label via predicate surface "labelType" ⓘ
Republic Records major label via predicate surface "labelType" ⓘ
Norma first name via predicate surface "nameUsage" ⓘ
Nilsen patronymic surname via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
Nell diminutive form ⓘ
Robart masculine given name via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
Jóhan first name via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
Frances personal name ⓘ
Frances first name ⓘ
Yamamoto family name ⓘ
Stephen middle name via predicate surface "nameUsageType" ⓘ
Bertram personal name ⓘ
Aribert war-related name element via predicate surface "nameElementType" ⓘ
Aribert light-related name element via predicate surface "nameElementType" ⓘ
La Isla de los Alcatraces historical name ⓘ
Isaac theophoric given name ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings major label via predicate surface "labelType" ⓘ
David masculine given name via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
McDouglas patronymic surname via predicate surface "hasNameType" ⓘ
Wills (surname-related nickname) surname-based nickname ⓘ