nameUsedFor

P42471
predicate

Indicates that a particular name is used to refer to or designate a given entity.

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All labels observed (33)

Label Occurrences
nameUsedFor canonical 69
nameFor 20
hasNameUsedFor 14

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: nameUsedFor
Generated description
Indicates that a particular name is used to refer to or designate a given entity.

Sample triples (149)

Subject Object
ad-Darazi external designation of Druze by some outsiders ⓘ
Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds Bird via predicate surface "hasPetName" ⓘ
Guayas (indigenous chief in local tradition) Guayas River ⓘ
Guayas (indigenous chief in local tradition) Guayas Province ⓘ
Guayas (indigenous chief in local tradition) naval ship BAE Guayas ⓘ
Guayas (indigenous chief in local tradition) various institutions in Guayaquil ⓘ
America's Team Atlanta Braves via predicate surface "usedAsMarketingNicknameFor" ⓘ
Dijla Tigris River via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ
linked to: Tigris
Army Cadets West Point cadet athletes via predicate surface "nicknameUsedFor" ⓘ
Resplendent quetzal Guatemalan currency quetzal ⓘ
Vannin Isle of Man via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ
linked to: Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ARI Cardinals via predicate surface "usedForTeamName" ⓘ
French-speaking Community of Belgium Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles via predicate surface "usesNameForCommunication" ⓘ
Bunessan hymn tune of "Morning Has Broken" ⓘ
Bunessan traditional Gaelic melody "Bunessan" ⓘ
Loch Laomainn
linked to: Loch Laomainn (Scottish Gaelic)
Loch Lomond via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ
Bottendorf, Thuringia, German Empire Bottendorf via predicate surface "usedNameForm" ⓘ
Bottendorf, Thuringia, German Empire Bottendorf, Thuringia via predicate surface "usedNameForm" ⓘ
Bottendorf, Thuringia, German Empire Bottendorf (German Empire) via predicate surface "usedNameForm" ⓘ
linked to: Bottendorf, Thuringia, German Empire
Aunt Dahlia Bertie Wooster via predicate surface "usesNickNameFor" ⓘ
Palatium
linked to: Latin Palatium
imperial complex on the Palatine Hill via predicate surface "usedToName" ⓘ
Cobechenonk Humber River via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ
Messianic Jews Yeshua for Jesus via predicate surface "useName" ⓘ
Sagarmatha
linked to: Sagarmatha – Nepali
Mount Everest via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ
Litchfield, England Litchfield County, Connecticut ⓘ
Dinara
linked to: Dinara mountain
entire Dinaric mountain system in some historical-geographical usage ⓘ
Nicaea (wife of Lysimachus) Hellenistic city foundations ⓘ
Brown family (local landowners) Brown’s Schoolhouse ⓘ
Greenwich Leisure Limited Better via predicate surface "usesTradingName" ⓘ
Corporal Henderson illustrating military procedures ⓘ
Corporal Henderson demonstrating chain of command ⓘ
Corporal Henderson example in rules of engagement discussions ⓘ
Matthew Knight University of Oregon basketball arena via predicate surface "hasNameUsedFor" ⓘ
Malabo Lopelo Melaka modern capital of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
Diddenuewen Thionville via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ
Miracle Mile (Coral Gables)
linked to: Miracle Mile
promotional branding for the district via predicate surface "nameUses" ⓘ
Ngāuruhoe
linked to: Ngāuruhoe (Māori chief or ancestor)
Mount Ngauruhoe ⓘ
Dartmouth College Department of Athletics Big Green via predicate surface "nicknameManaged" ⓘ
Erie people Lake Erie ⓘ
Erie people Erie County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Erie people Erie County, New York ⓘ
Martin Dies Jr. Dies Committee via predicate surface "name used for" ⓘ
Wolastoq Saint John River via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ
Tommo person named Thomas via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ
Second Teacher Al-Farabi via predicate surface "usedAsBynameFor" ⓘ
Royals (Upper Darby High School)
linked to: Royals
all athletic teams of Upper Darby High School via predicate surface "usesNameFor" ⓘ
Banffshire
linked to: Banffshire, Scotland
Banff National Park ⓘ
Watts Bar
linked to: Watts Bar (river bar on the Tennessee River)
Watts Bar Dam ⓘ
Watts Bar
linked to: Watts Bar (river bar on the Tennessee River)
Watts Bar Lake ⓘ
Dùn Èideann Edinburgh via predicate surface "nameFor" ⓘ