former name
C1289
concept
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.
All labels observed (64)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historical city name | 143 |
| former place name | 113 |
| former name canonical | 89 |
| former city name | 83 |
| historical name | 73 |
| former name of a city | 33 |
| former name of city | 31 |
| former name of university | 18 |
| former street name | 17 |
| former town name | 13 |
| former name of a town | 9 |
| former name of airport | 9 |
| former settlement name | 9 |
| former name of transit station | 7 |
| former airport name | 5 |
| former name of a populated place | 5 |
| former team name | 5 |
| historical university name | 4 |
| colonial-era name | 3 |
| former company name | 3 |
| former institutional name | 2 |
| former name of Nanjing | 2 |
| former name of a capital city | 2 |
| former name of a college | 2 |
| former name of a settlement | 2 |
| former name of educational institution | 2 |
| former name of sports team | 2 |
| former name of sports venue | 2 |
| former neighborhood name | 2 |
| former service designation | 2 |
| formerName | 2 |
| historical name of university | 2 |
| former English name | 1 |
| former administrative region name | 1 |
| former boulevard name | 1 |
| former brand name | 1 |
| former capital city name | 1 |
| former corporate name | 1 |
| former county name | 1 |
| former district name | 1 |
| former museum name | 1 |
| former name of Chełmno | 1 |
| former name of Hanoi | 1 |
| former name of Medina | 1 |
| former name of Portlaoise | 1 |
| former name of Toruń | 1 |
| former name of a municipality | 1 |
| former name of a park | 1 |
| former name of an island | 1 |
| former name of bridge | 1 |
| former name of church | 1 |
| former name of metro station | 1 |
| former name of neighborhood | 1 |
| former name of street | 1 |
| former name of transportation line | 1 |
| former nickname | 1 |
| former school name | 1 |
| former service name | 1 |
| former transit line name | 1 |
| historical name expansion | 1 |
| historical name of a city | 1 |
| retired Atlantic hurricane name | 1 |
| sports club historical name | 1 |
| اسم قديم لمدينة | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: former name
Generated description
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.
Instances (672)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
German: Wilna
surface form:
Wilna
|
historical name |
| Krasnokokshaysk | former name of a city |
| Jesselton, North Borneo | former city name |
|
King of Trinacria
surface form:
Trinacria
|
historical name |
| Cherry Hill | — |
| Dania | former city name |
| Ocean View | former city name |
| Proskurov | former name of a city |
| Northfield College | historical name |
| Port Madoc | former place name |
| Portmadoc | former place name |
| Lavapura | historical city name |
| Ohio Normal University | historical name |
| Stalinstadt | former city name |
| Čalovo | — |
| Cayoosh Flat | former place name |
| Voroshylovsk | former name of a city |
| Francisville | — |
| Montjoie | former place name |
| Ust-Sheksna | former name of a city |
| Rybansk | historical name |
| Lourenço Marques | former city name |