isNamedFor

P24365
predicate

Indicates that one entity bears its name in honor of, or derived from, another entity.

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All labels observed (32)

Label Occurrences
isNamedFor canonical 68
hasNameEponym 14
isNamedInHonorOf 11

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: isNamedFor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity bears its name in honor of, or derived from, another entity.

Sample triples (155)

Subject Object
Wayne County, Michigan Mad Anthony Wayne ⓘ
linked to: Anthony Wayne
Sir Bobby Charlton Stand Sir Bobby Charlton via predicate surface "isNamedInHonorOf" ⓘ
linked to: Bobby Charlton
Quraysh Fihr (Quraysh) via predicate surface "eponymousFrom" ⓘ
John Wayne Airport American actor John Wayne ⓘ
linked to: John Wayne
Surah Al-Isra Bani Israil (Children of Israel) via predicate surface "isAlsoNamedAfter" ⓘ
linked to: Israelites
Gagarin crater
linked to: Gagarin crater on the Moon
first human in space via predicate surface "eponymDistinction" ⓘ
University of Illinois Willard Airport former University of Illinois president Arthur C. Willard ⓘ
Jacques Herbrand Herbrand universe via predicate surface "conceptNamedAfter" ⓘ
Jacques Herbrand Herbrand base via predicate surface "conceptNamedAfter" ⓘ
Jacques Herbrand Herbrand structure via predicate surface "conceptNamedAfter" ⓘ
linked to: Herbrand interpretation
the Screaming Sixties the howling sound of strong winds ⓘ
Quezon City
linked to: QC
second President of the Philippines ⓘ
Outerbridge Crossing first chairman of the Port of New York Authority ⓘ
Roy and Lila Ash Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation via predicate surface "hasNameEponym" ⓘ
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Nigeria’s first President ⓘ
Obsidian (color)
linked to: Obsidian
obsidian (volcanic glass) via predicate surface "namingInspiredBy" ⓘ
Hettange-Grande Hettangian via predicate surface "geologicalStageNamedAfter" ⓘ
linked to: Hettangian stage
G. M. Eliashberg Eliashberg theory via predicate surface "theoryNamedAfter" ⓘ
G. M. Eliashberg Eliashberg strong‑coupling equations via predicate surface "theoryNamedAfter" ⓘ
linked to: Eliashberg theory
Baade
linked to: Baade lunar crater
International Astronomical Union via predicate surface "isNamedBy" ⓘ
Coosa County, Alabama Coosa River ⓘ
Romneya coulteri John Thomas Romney Robinson via predicate surface "genusNamedAfter" ⓘ
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport 16th President of the United States ⓘ
Athens Ben Epps Airport Georgia aviation pioneer Ben T. Epps ⓘ
Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport Peruvian Air Force colonel Francisco Secada Vignetta ⓘ
Quai du Général-Guisan Swiss Army general in World War II via predicate surface "isNamedForRoleOfPerson" ⓘ
Tate County, Mississippi Tate family of early settlers ⓘ
Ralls County, Missouri Daniel Ralls ⓘ
Candollea
linked to: Candollea (journal)
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle via predicate surface "isNamedInHonorOf" ⓘ
Wien displacement constant Wilhelm Wien via predicate surface "isNamedInHonorOf" ⓘ
Dnipro International Airport Dnipro via predicate surface "isNamedAfterCity" ⓘ
Vermont Avenue NW U.S. state of Vermont ⓘ
linked to: Vermont
Kharkiv International Airport Kharkiv via predicate surface "isNamedAfterCity" ⓘ
Franklin County, Alabama
linked to: Franklin County
Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Vera Rubin Ridge NASA via predicate surface "isNamedBy" ⓘ
Pleiades Earth observation satellites Pleiades star cluster via predicate surface "namingInspiredBy" ⓘ
linked to: Pleiades
Lincoln County, North Carolina
linked to: Lincoln County
Benjamin Lincoln ⓘ
Zaragoza, Nuevo León Mexican general via predicate surface "isNamedForOccupationOfHonouree" ⓘ
Jane Addams Memorial Tollway social reformer Jane Addams ⓘ
linked to: Jane Addams
Hubble (lunar crater) International Astronomical Union via predicate surface "isNamedBy" ⓘ
Évariste Galois
linked to: Galois
Galois group via predicate surface "conceptNamedAfter" ⓘ
Évariste Galois
linked to: Galois
Galois extension via predicate surface "conceptNamedAfter" ⓘ
Évariste Galois
linked to: Galois
Galois correspondence via predicate surface "conceptNamedAfter" ⓘ
Évariste Galois
linked to: Galois
Galois connection via predicate surface "conceptNamedAfter" ⓘ
Évariste Galois
linked to: Galois
Galois cohomology via predicate surface "conceptNamedAfter" ⓘ
municipality of Guadalupe Victoria, Durango first president of Mexico via predicate surface "isNamedForRoleOfPerson" ⓘ
Chekhovskaya metro station Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ⓘ
linked to: Anton Chekhov
Quinta del Sordo Francisco Goya’s deafness via predicate surface "alsoNamedAfter" ⓘ
José Carlos Pace Autódromo José Carlos Pace via predicate surface "inspiredNamingOf" ⓘ
Lingiari Indigenous land rights movement ⓘ