nameChangeReason

P2136
predicate

Indicates the reason or justification for a change in an entity’s name.

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All labels observed (34)

Label Occurrences
nameChangeReason canonical 65
renamingReason 59
reasonForNameChange 53

Sample triples (252)

Subject Object
NCAA Division I FCS to distinguish subdivisions by postseason format rather than I-A and I-AA labels ⓘ
Oldsmobile Delmont 88 dropping of Delmont name after 1968 via predicate surface "succeededByNameChange" ⓘ
Squaw Valley removal of derogatory term "squaw" via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
Trump University pressure from New York State Education Department ⓘ
WorldWideWeb (web browser)
surface form: WorldWideWeb
to avoid confusion with the World Wide Web itself via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Astounding Award for Best New Writer controversy over John W. Campbell’s views via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ
Jacob struggled with God and with humans and prevailed ⓘ
Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry concerns about references to the American Civil War ⓘ
Idlewild Airport Assassination of John F. Kennedy via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
surface form: assassination of President John F. Kennedy
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha anti-German sentiment in World War I via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Calhoun College (historical name)
surface form: Calhoun College
namesake’s prominent support for slavery via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ
Windsor
surface form: House of Windsor
anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Robert III of Scotland to avoid the unlucky associations of the name John for Scottish kings via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Pelican in honour of Sir Christopher Hatton’s crest, the golden hind via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
Nazareth Illit (Nof HaGalil)
surface form: Nazareth Illit
to distinguish it from Nazareth and emphasize its Galilee location ⓘ
Stanford Cardinal football team abandonment of Native American imagery ⓘ
Newton Heath
surface form: Newton Heath F.C.
financial reorganization and new ownership via predicate surface "changedNameReason" ⓘ
Manchester-by-the-Sea to distinguish it from other Manchesters via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award to commemorate Kobe Bryant after his death in 2020 via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ
High Street
surface form: High Street (Philadelphia)
association with market activities ⓘ
Abdul Salaam conversion to Islam via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
French Community to emphasize link between Wallonia and Brussels via predicate surface "reasonForBrandNameChange" ⓘ
Goldberg
surface form: Frank Gehry
family changed surname to avoid antisemitism via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Nexus to avoid confusion with the World Wide Web itself via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ
Cornell Plantations to move away from associations with slavery and colonialism linked to the word "plantations" via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
UnderWater World rebranding of the facility via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament expansion of the Pac-10 Conference to 12 schools via predicate surface "changedNameReason" ⓘ
Trinity College expansion and major endowment from the Duke family via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
Salisbury post-independence Africanization of place names via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ
CableACE Award to distinguish from American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Awards ⓘ
Bedloe's Island association with Statue of Liberty ⓘ
East Coast Hockey League league expanded beyond the East Coast and dropped the full name in favor of the initials ECHL ⓘ
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia to reflect its location at a junction on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad ⓘ
MTV Moon Person gender inclusivity via predicate surface "renamingMotivation" ⓘ
HMS Ark Royal (seaplane carrier) to free the name Ark Royal for a new aircraft carrier via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes centralization and Yugoslav national ideology via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas to reflect main local ethnic groups via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Benjy Compson family embarrassment over Uncle Maury via predicate surface "renamedReason" ⓘ
Newark to distinguish it from Niagara Falls, Ontario ⓘ
Valladolid, Michoacán, Viceroyalty of New Spain to honor José María Morelos via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
L’Auto newspaper
surface form: L’Auto
legal dispute with Le Vélo ⓘ
Houston Colt .45s association with the new Astrodome via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Houston Colt .45s desire for a more space-age image via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse change of inlet name from Mosquito Inlet to Ponce de Leon Inlet via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ
Dixie Chicks distancing from associations with the Confederacy via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Morning Train (Nine to Five) reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100
surface form: Morning Train (Nine to Five)
to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton’s song 9 to 5 via predicate surface "reasonForTitleChange" ⓘ
Warren Jabali conversion to Islam via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force creation of the French Air and Space Force via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ
Bush Name conflict in Canada with another band named Bush via predicate surface "reasonForAlternateName" ⓘ
Kettler Capitals Iceplex change in naming rights sponsorship via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ