formerName
P65
predicate
Indicates that an entity was previously known by a different name in the past.
All labels observed (200)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| birthName | 17,256 |
| formerName canonical | 16,539 |
| originalTitle | 3,663 |
| originalName | 2,249 |
| formerNameOf | 2,123 |
| hasFormerName | 1,492 |
| formerlyKnownAs | 1,411 |
| historicalName | 1,171 |
| previousName | 1,040 |
| renamedAs | 873 |
| rebrandedAs | 622 |
| laterKnownAs | 479 |
| originalNameOf | 400 |
| historicalNameOf | 384 |
| laterName | 265 |
| hasOriginalName | 124 |
| previousDesignation | 123 |
| renamedFrom | 119 |
| nameChange | 106 |
| rebrandedFrom | 84 |
| previouslyKnownAs | 72 |
| originallyNamed | 49 |
| hasPreviousName | 42 |
| formerNickname | 40 |
| formerOfficialName | 23 |
| formerIdentity | 21 |
| earlierName | 20 |
| hasFormerNameOf | 18 |
| originallyKnownAs | 18 |
| isFormerNameOf | 15 |
| previousNameOf | 15 |
| formerNameOfCity | 14 |
| wasFormerly | 14 |
| wasKnownAs | 14 |
| formerEntity | 13 |
| formerNameOfAirport | 13 |
| changedNameFrom | 12 |
| formerlyCalled | 12 |
| isNowKnownAs | 12 |
| formerStageName | 10 |
| issuerFormerName | 10 |
| originalSurname | 10 |
| previousOfficialName | 10 |
| previouslyAssociatedWith | 10 |
| formerNameOfInstitution | 9 |
| formerNameOfManufacturer | 9 |
| formerRingName | 9 |
| nameChangeFrom | 9 |
| changedName | 8 |
| oldName | 8 |
| formerNameOfSite | 7 |
| hasOldName | 7 |
| isFormerName | 7 |
| codenameOrigin | 6 |
| formerAirportName | 6 |
| formerAlias | 6 |
| formerNameOfArena | 6 |
| formerNameOfStadium | 6 |
| officialNameChangedTo | 6 |
| sponsoredNameHistory | 6 |
| 旧称 | 6 |
| firstKnownAs | 5 |
| nameChangedIn | 5 |
| previousBinomialName | 5 |
| wasPreviouslyKnownAs | 5 |
| former name | 4 |
| formerNameOfOrganizer | 4 |
| formerNameOfUniversity | 4 |
| formerStageNameOf | 4 |
| hasFormerNameOfVenue | 4 |
| hasFormerOfficialName | 4 |
| oldNameOf | 4 |
| formerBrandName | 3 |
| formerNameOfDeveloper | 3 |
| formerNameOfOwner | 3 |
| formerNameOfPromotion | 3 |
| formerNameOfVenue | 3 |
| formerSurname | 3 |
| formerTrophyName | 3 |
| locatedInFormerlyNamed | 3 |
| previousNames | 3 |
| previousNickname | 3 |
| representsFormerEntity | 3 |
| wasFormerlyKnownAs | 3 |
| الاسم_السابق | 3 |
| anteriormenteConocidoComo | 2 |
| formerCommercialNameOf | 2 |
| formerEnglishName | 2 |
| formerEventNameManaged | 2 |
| formerFacilityName | 2 |
| formerNameContext | 2 |
| formerNameOfBuilding | 2 |
| formerNameOfCenter | 2 |
| formerNameOfHeadquarters | 2 |
| formerNameOfLocation | 2 |
| formerNameOfPark | 2 |
| formerNameOfShip | 2 |
| formerNameOfTeam | 2 |
| formerNameOfVocalist | 2 |
| formerNameStatus | 2 |
| formerSettingName | 2 |
| formerShortName | 2 |
| hasEarlierName | 2 |
| hasFormerNameRelation | 2 |
| hasNotableFormerName | 2 |
| inUniverseFormerName | 2 |
| laterRenamedFrom | 2 |
| member3FormerName | 2 |
| nombreAnterior | 2 |
| officialNameChangeFrom | 2 |
| originalFormOfName | 2 |
| postOfficeFormerName | 2 |
| previousNameOfCircuit | 2 |
| previousNameOfPark | 2 |
| previousSystemNickname | 2 |
| previousSystematicName | 2 |
| rebrandedBackTo | 2 |
| wasNameFrom | 2 |
| wasOriginallyNamed | 2 |
| wasPreviouslyNamed | 2 |
| workingNameOf | 2 |
| ชื่อเดิม | 2 |
| 原名 | 2 |
| 旧名称 | 2 |
| appliedToFormerName | 1 |
| associatedFormerProgramName | 1 |
| associatedUnitFormerName | 1 |
| authorFormerName | 1 |
| bearerFormerName | 1 |
| birthNameFormOf | 1 |
| brandFormerName | 1 |
| buildingFormerName | 1 |
| centerFormerNameOf | 1 |
| cityRenamedAs | 1 |
| earlierKnownAs | 1 |
| festivalFormerName | 1 |
| former name of | 1 |
| formerAssociatedSiteName | 1 |
| formerBuildingName | 1 |
| formerCaseName | 1 |
| formerConstructorName | 1 |
| formerCourtName | 1 |
| formerEntityOf | 1 |
| formerExchangeName | 1 |
| formerMonikerOf | 1 |
| formerMortalName | 1 |
| formerNameOfAreaManaged | 1 |
| formerNameOfChampionship | 1 |
| formerNameOfChannelReferenced | 1 |
| formerNameOfClubTenant | 1 |
| formerNameOfComplex | 1 |
| formerNameOfCoreCity | 1 |
| formerNameOfEnterprise | 1 |
| formerNameOfFestival | 1 |
| formerNameOfIsland | 1 |
| formerNameOfMainFacility | 1 |
| formerNameOfMainTown | 1 |
| formerNameOfMistress | 1 |
| formerNameOfNearbyTown | 1 |
| formerNameOfOccupant | 1 |
| formerNameOfOperator | 1 |
| formerNameOfOrganization | 1 |
| formerNameOfOrganizationEstablished | 1 |
| formerNameOfOrganizationInvolved | 1 |
| formerNameOfParent | 1 |
| formerNameOfPlatform | 1 |
| formerNameOfSquare | 1 |
| formerNameOfStadiumSection | 1 |
| formerNameOfStructure | 1 |
| formerNameRelatedHoliday | 1 |
| formerNameUnder | 1 |
| formerNameUnderVenetians | 1 |
| formerNameUsage | 1 |
| formerNameUseEnded | 1 |
| formerNameUsedBy | 1 |
| formerNameUsedFor | 1 |
| formerNameWithdrawn | 1 |
| formerNames | 1 |
| formerProgrammeName | 1 |
| formerProjectName | 1 |
| formerPropertyName | 1 |
| formerRaceName | 1 |
| formerRingNameInWWE | 1 |
| formerRingNameOf | 1 |
| formerScientificName | 1 |
| formerSettlementName | 1 |
| formerSquareName | 1 |
| formerStationName | 1 |
| formerTenantName | 1 |
| formerUSName | 1 |
| formerlyAssociatedName | 1 |
| formerlyAssociatedWithName | 1 |
| formerlyNamed | 1 |
| formerlyOwnedName | 1 |
| fullFormerName | 1 |
| hadFormerName | 1 |
| hasFormerCommunityName | 1 |
| hasFormerNameOfArea | 1 |
| hasFormerNameOfRegion | 1 |
| hasFormerPublicationName | 1 |
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: formerName
Generated description
Indicates that an entity was previously known by a different name in the past.
Sample triples (51,408)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Carnegie Institution of Washington | Carnegie Institution of Washington ⓘ |
| Harvard University |
New College
via predicate surface "originalName"
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University
|
| Ted Nelson |
Theodor Holm Nelson
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
linked to:
Ted Nelson
|
| New York City |
New Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | Idlewild Airport ⓘ |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport |
New York International Airport
ⓘ
linked to:
John F. Kennedy International Airport
|
| Oregon State University |
Corvallis College
ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon State University
|
| Oregon State University |
Oregon Agricultural College
ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon State University
|
| Oregon State University |
Oregon State College
ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon State University
|
| National Medal of Technology and Innovation |
National Medal of Technology
ⓘ
linked to:
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
|
| John H. Sununu |
John Henry Sununu
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
linked to:
John H. Sununu
|
|
Warm Springs, Georgia
linked to:
Warm Springs, Georgia, United States
|
Bullochville
via predicate surface "hasOriginalName"
ⓘ
linked to:
Pine Mountain, Georgia
|
| Works Progress Administration | Works Progress Administration via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Works Progress Administration |
Work Projects Administration
via predicate surface "laterName"
ⓘ
linked to:
Works Progress Administration
|
| Joseph Stalin |
Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Stalin
|
| Boston Red Sox |
Boston Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston Red Sox
|
| New England Patriots |
Boston Patriots
via predicate surface "originalName"
ⓘ
linked to:
New England Patriots
|
| New England Patriots | Boston Patriots to New England Patriots via predicate surface "nameChange" ⓘ |
| New England Patriots | 1971 via predicate surface "nameChangedIn" ⓘ |
| Council Bluffs, Iowa | Kanesville ⓘ |
| John Legend | John Roger Stephens via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
Washington National Airport
via predicate surface "previousName"
ⓘ
linked to:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
|
| Washington Commanders |
Washington Redskins
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Commanders
|
| Washington Commanders |
Washington Football Team
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Commanders
|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Carnegie Technical Schools via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Louise Whitfield Carnegie | Louise Whitfield via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| San Francisco |
Yerba Buena
via predicate surface "originalName"
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco Bay
|
| San Francisco | San Francisco via predicate surface "renamedAs" ⓘ |
| University of California, Berkeley |
University of California
ⓘ
linked to:
University of California system
|
| Stanford Research Institute |
SRI International
via predicate surface "formerNameOf"
ⓘ
linked to:
Stanford Research Institute
|
| American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers | American Institute of Mining Engineers ⓘ |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
Joan Ruth Bader
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
|
| Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Martin Luther King Jr. |
Michael King Jr.
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
linked to:
Martin Luther King Jr.
|
| G7 |
Group of Six
via predicate surface "originalName"
ⓘ
linked to:
G7
|
| The Star-Spangled Banner |
Defence of Fort M'Henry
via predicate surface "originalTitle"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Star-Spangled Banner
|
| Manhattan Project | Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via predicate surface "codenameOrigin" ⓘ |
| The Atlantic Monthly | The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ |
| Texas Instruments | Geophysical Service Incorporated ⓘ |
| Cairo University |
Egyptian University
ⓘ
linked to:
Cairo University
|
| Cairo University |
King Fuad I University
ⓘ
linked to:
Cairo University
|
| Academy of Sciences for the Developing World |
Third World Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
|
| Academy of Sciences for the Developing World |
The World Academy of Sciences
via predicate surface "renamedAs"
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
|
| CERN |
Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire
ⓘ
linked to:
CERN
|
| Washington Wizards |
Chicago Packers
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Zephyrs
|
| Washington Wizards | Chicago Zephyrs ⓘ |
| Washington Wizards |
Baltimore Bullets
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Wizards
|
| Washington Wizards | Capital Bullets ⓘ |
| Washington Wizards |
Washington Bullets
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Wizards
|
| Battle of Stalingrad | Volgograd via predicate surface "cityRenamedAs" ⓘ |