commonName

P570
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the commonly used or vernacular name by which the other entity is known.

All labels observed (21)

Label Occurrences
commonName canonical 8,606
hasCommonName 929
courtesyName 229

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: commonName
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the commonly used or vernacular name by which the other entity is known.

Sample triples (9,846)

Subject Object
American elm American elm
American elm white elm
California quail California quail
California quail California valley quail
linked to: California quail
California quail valley quail
California poppy California poppy
California poppy California poppy flower
California poppy golden poppy
California poppy California sunlight
California poppy cup of gold
giant sequoia giant sequoia
giant sequoia Sierra redwood
linked to: giant sequoia
giant sequoia giant redwood
United States twenty-dollar bill reverse (historical designs) greenback via predicate surface "nicknameAssociated"
Major League Soccer MLS
linked to: Major League Soccer
Ulmus elm
Ulmus elms
Spanish Empire Spanish Empire
Hinomaru Hinomaru
Northern mockingbird Northern mockingbird
Northern mockingbird mockingbird
mule deer mule deer
Mojave ground squirrel Mojave ground squirrel
Odontophoridae New World quails
Galliformes gamefowl
Galliformes landfowl
Animalia animals
Plantae plants
Cupressaceae cypress family
Religious Society of Friends Quakers
Testudinidae tortoises
Testudinidae land tortoises
United States Department of Transportation
linked to: DOT
DOT
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep via predicate surface "hasCommonName"
Papaveraceae poppy family
Pinophyta conifers
Society of Jesus Jesuits
linked to: Society of Jesus
United States Department of State
linked to: STATE
State Department
Worldcon Worldcon
Mango mango
Ulmaceae elm family
European elm bark beetle European elm bark beetle
American black bear American black bear
American black bear black bear
Indian peafowl blue peafowl
Indian peafowl Indian peacock
Pan troglodytes common chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes chimpanzee
Mimidae mimids
Passeriformes perching birds