ancientNameOf

P20952
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the historical or ancient name by which the other entity was formerly known.

All labels observed (49)

Label Occurrences
hasAncientName 99
historicallyKnownAs 86
ancientNameOf canonical 68

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: ancientNameOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the historical or ancient name by which the other entity was formerly known.

Sample triples (392)

Subject Object
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania Merion Square via predicate surface "historicName"
Ports O' Call Village site Ports O' Call Village site via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ports O' Call Village
Aigina Aigina via predicate surface "hasAncientName" self-link
Windows Terminal Services Remote Desktop Services via predicate surface "earlierNameOf"
Naissos Niš
Neša Kültepe
Chieti Teate Marrucinorum via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Nyland Uusimaa via predicate surface "historicalNameFor"
Isernia Aesernia via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Jubayl Byblos via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Huangpu District, Guangzhou Whampoa Military Academy via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
surface form: Whampoa
Borysthenes Dnieper
surface form: Dnieper River
Ruthenia parts of modern western Ukraine via predicate surface "historicalNameFor"
Ruthenia parts of modern Belarus via predicate surface "historicalNameFor"
Ruthenia parts of modern southeastern Poland via predicate surface "historicalNameFor"
Ruthenia parts of modern eastern Slovakia via predicate surface "historicalNameFor"
Puteoli Pozzuoli GENERATED
Santa Maria Capua Vetere Capua via predicate surface "hasAncientNameAssociation"
Acts of the Parliament of Australia Commonwealth Act via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
surface form: Commonwealth Acts
Rudolfsheim working-class area of Vienna via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
Tell el-Farama Pelusium via predicate surface "hasNameInAntiquity"
Shemiran Shemeran via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
Naisos Naissus via predicate surface "knownAsInAntiquity"
Tibur Tivoli
Ateste Este
Hamtramck, Michigan a center of Polish-American life in Michigan via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
Thanet Isle of Thanet (historic island) via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
surface form: Isle of Thanet
Jayhun Amu Darya via predicate surface "historicalNameFor"
Sint-Omaars Saint-Omer via predicate surface "isHistorischeNaamVan"
Mopsuestia Mopsuestia via predicate surface "hasAncientName" self-link
Mopsuestia Mopsuestia via predicate surface "hasAncientName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mopsouestia
Mopsuestia Mopsos via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Woodford Reserve Distillery Stitzel-Weller Distillery via predicate surface "historicName"
surface form: Oscar Pepper Distillery
Homestead, Iowa one of the seven villages of the Amana Colonies via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
Salisbury Sports Club Harare Sports Club via predicate surface "historicName"
Broadway
surface form: Broadway (Oakland, California)
Oakland’s main street via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
Bilad al-Sham@ar
surface form: Bilad al-Sham
Levant region via predicate surface "historicalNameFor"
surface form: Levant
river Siris Siris via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Cape Lacinion Lacinion via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Cape Lacinion Lakinion via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Cape Lacinion Lacinium via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Alutus Olt River
Banavasi Vaijayanti via predicate surface "hasAncientName"
Ἀκράγας Akragas
surface form: Agrigentum
Ἀκράγας Akragas
surface form: Agrigento
Indiana Hoosiers men's swimming team national powerhouse in men's collegiate swimming via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
Cigales royal residence via predicate surface "historicallyKnownAs"
Assos Assos via predicate surface "ancientNameInGreek" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ἄσσος
Ptolemais Acre
Ptolemais Akko