former name

A former name is a previous designation or title by which an entity, such as a person, organization, or place, was once known before being officially changed.

Observed surface forms (18)

• former place name ×10
• historical name ×10
• historical city name ×6
• former city name ×4
• former name of city ×3
• former street name ×2
• formerName ×2
• colonial-era name ×1
• former name of Hanoi ×1
• former name of a city ×1

• former name of a park ×1
• former name of airport ×1
• former name of metro station ×1
• former name of transit station ×1
• former town name ×1
• former transit line name ×1
• historical university name ×1
• retired Atlantic hurricane name ×1

Instances (50)

• Tap Hus via concept surface "former place name"
• Wilno via concept surface "historical city name"
• Terminus via concept surface "former place name"
• Celebes via concept surface "formerName"
• Clinton's Ditch via concept surface "historical name"
• Marthasville via concept surface "former city name"
• Longacre Square via concept surface "former place name"
• Ciudad de los Reyes via concept surface "historical city name"
• Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union via concept surface "former name of city"
• Campo de Marte via concept surface "former name of a park"
• Alba Regia via concept surface "historical city name"
• Calhoun College (historical name) via concept surface "historical name"
  surface form: Calhoun College
• Miller’s Hollow via concept surface "former place name"
• Friendship International Airport via concept surface "former name of airport"
• Formosa via concept surface "historical name"
• North Carolina College at Durham via concept surface "historical university name"
• Taihoku via concept surface "historical city name"
• Phones 4u Arena via concept surface "formerName"
• High Street via concept surface "former street name"
  surface form: High Street (Philadelphia)
• Union Town
• Lashkari Zaban via concept surface "historical name"
• CCL (former branding)
• Tsaritsyn via concept surface "former name of city"
• Washington Institute via concept surface "historical name"
• Columbia Junction via concept surface "former place name"
• Đông Đô via concept surface "historical city name"
• Little Oyster Island
• Canton via concept surface "historical name"
• Hurricane Agnes 1972 via concept surface "retired Atlantic hurricane name"
  surface form: Hurricane Agnes (1972)
• Salisbury via concept surface "former name of a city"
• Bedloe's Island via concept surface "former place name"
• Portugal Street via concept surface "former street name"
• Providence (former name of the town) via concept surface "former town name"
• Étoile via concept surface "former name of metro station"
  surface form: Étoile (Paris Métro)
• Køpmannæhafn via concept surface "historical name"
• Great Harbor via concept surface "former place name"
• Puerto Luisa via concept surface "former place name"
• Kezlev via concept surface "historical city name"
• Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) via concept surface "historical name"
  surface form: Lake Mayaimi
• Columbia Road via concept surface "former name of transit station"
• Angora
• Fort Victoria via concept surface "former name of city"
• Menotomy via concept surface "former place name"
• Nyanda via concept surface "former city name"
• Blackwell's Island via concept surface "former place name"
• South Danvers via concept surface "former city name"
• West-Northwest Route via concept surface "former transit line name"
• Northfield College via concept surface "historical name"
• Francisville
• Lourenço Marques via concept surface "former city name"