nameChangeReason
P2136
predicate
Indicates the reason or justification for a change in an entity’s name.
Observed surface forms (9)
- reasonForNameChange ×11
- renamingReason ×9
- reasonForRenaming ×6
- changedNameReason ×2
- reasonForBrandNameChange ×1
- reasonForTitleChange ×1
- renamedReason ×1
- renamingMotivation ×1
- succeededByNameChange ×1
Sample triples (46)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Abdul Salaam | conversion to Islam via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |
| Astounding Award for Best New Writer | controversy over John W. Campbell’s views via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ |
| Bedloe's Island | association with Statue of Liberty ⓘ |
| Benjy Compson | family embarrassment over Uncle Maury via predicate surface "renamedReason" ⓘ |
| CableACE Award | to distinguish from American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Awards ⓘ |
|
Calhoun College (historical name)
surface form:
Calhoun College
|
namesake’s prominent support for slavery via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ |
| Cornell Plantations | to move away from associations with slavery and colonialism linked to the word "plantations" via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ |
| Dixie Chicks | distancing from associations with the Confederacy via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |
| East Coast Hockey League | league expanded beyond the East Coast and dropped the full name in favor of the initials ECHL ⓘ |
|
Goldberg
surface form:
Frank Gehry
|
family changed surname to avoid antisemitism via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |
| French Community | to emphasize link between Wallonia and Brussels via predicate surface "reasonForBrandNameChange" ⓘ |
| French Territory of the Afars and the Issas | to reflect main local ethnic groups via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |
| HMS Ark Royal (seaplane carrier) | to free the name Ark Royal for a new aircraft carrier via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ |
|
High Street
surface form:
High Street (Philadelphia)
|
association with market activities ⓘ |
| House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | anti-German sentiment in World War I via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |
|
Windsor
surface form:
House of Windsor
|
anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |
| 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" ⓘ |
| Idlewild Airport |
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
via predicate surface "renamingReason"
ⓘ
surface form:
assassination of President John F. Kennedy
|
| Jacob | struggled with God and with humans and prevailed ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | centralization and Yugoslav national ideology via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |
| Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award | to commemorate Kobe Bryant after his death in 2020 via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ |
|
L’Auto newspaper
surface form:
L’Auto
|
legal dispute with Le Vélo ⓘ |
| MTV Moon Person | gender inclusivity via predicate surface "renamingMotivation" ⓘ |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | to distinguish it from other Manchesters via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ |
|
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" ⓘ |
| NCAA Division I FCS | to distinguish subdivisions by postseason format rather than I-A and I-AA labels ⓘ |
|
Nazareth Illit (Nof HaGalil)
surface form:
Nazareth Illit
|
to distinguish it from Nazareth and emphasize its Galilee location ⓘ |
| Newark | to distinguish it from Niagara Falls, Ontario ⓘ |
|
Newton Heath
surface form:
Newton Heath F.C.
|
financial reorganization and new ownership via predicate surface "changedNameReason" ⓘ |
| Nexus | to avoid confusion with the World Wide Web itself via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ |
| Oldsmobile Delmont 88 | dropping of Delmont name after 1968 via predicate surface "succeededByNameChange" ⓘ |
| Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry | concerns about references to the American Civil War ⓘ |
| Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament | expansion of the Pac-10 Conference to 12 schools via predicate surface "changedNameReason" ⓘ |
| Pelican | in honour of Sir Christopher Hatton’s crest, the golden hind via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ |
| Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse | change of inlet name from Mosquito Inlet to Ponce de Leon Inlet via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ |
| Robert III of Scotland | to avoid the unlucky associations of the name John for Scottish kings via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |
| Salisbury | post-independence Africanization of place names via predicate surface "reasonForRenaming" ⓘ |
| Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia | to reflect its location at a junction on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad ⓘ |
| Squaw Valley | removal of derogatory term "squaw" via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ |
| Stanford Cardinal football team | abandonment of Native American imagery ⓘ |
| Trinity College | expansion and major endowment from the Duke family via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ |
| Trump University | pressure from New York State Education Department ⓘ |
| UnderWater World | rebranding of the facility via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ |
| Valladolid, Michoacán, Viceroyalty of New Spain | to honor José María Morelos via predicate surface "renamingReason" ⓘ |
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WorldWideWeb (web browser)
surface form:
WorldWideWeb
|
to avoid confusion with the World Wide Web itself via predicate surface "reasonForNameChange" ⓘ |