commonName

P570
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the commonly used or vernacular name by which the other entity is known.

All labels observed (21)

Label Occurrences
commonName canonical 8,606
hasCommonName 929
courtesyName 229

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: commonName
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the commonly used or vernacular name by which the other entity is known.

Sample triples (9,846)

Subject Object
Western bluebird Western bluebird self-link
Ceanothus ceanothus
Ceanothus Ceanothus self-linksurface differs
surface form: California lilac
Games of the III Olympiad Summer Olympics 1904
surface form: 1904 Summer Olympics
Aburria guans
Duchy of Burgundy Duchy of Burgundy self-link
Harris's hawk Harris's hawk self-link
Harris's hawk Harris hawk
Harris's hawk Harris's hawk self-linksurface differs
surface form: bay-winged hawk
Gadidae cod family
Resplendent quetzal resplendent quetzal
Apis honey bees
Nomadinae cuckoo bees
Malacañang Palace Malacañang Palace self-linksurface differs
surface form: Malacañang
Games of the XXIX Olympiad 2008 Summer Olympics
Dolichoderinae dolichoderine ants
Formica rufa red wood ant
Formica rufa southern wood ant
Elatostema elatostema
Amphibia amphibians
XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Winter Olympics
pinyon jay pinyon jay self-link
pinyon jay pinyon jay self-linksurface differs
surface form: piñon jay
Dorylinae army ants
Lasius niger black garden ant
Lasius niger common black ant
Agnatha jawless vertebrates via predicate surface "hasCommonName"
Scyphozoa true jellyfish
Scyphozoa scyphozoans
Solanaceae Solanaceae self-linksurface differs
surface form: nightshade family
Ericaceae heath family
Ericaceae heather family
Solanum lycopersicum tomato
Glycine max soybean
Glycine max soya bean
Glycine max soya
Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis thaliana self-linksurface differs
surface form: thale cress
Arabidopsis thaliana mouse-ear cress
Chinook salmon Chinook salmon self-link
Chinook salmon king salmon
Chinook salmon spring salmon
Fouquieria splendens ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens coachwhip
Sonoran Desert toad Sonoran Desert toad self-link
Sonoran Desert toad Sonoran Desert toad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colorado River toad
Frangula buckthorns
lesser rhea lesser rhea
lesser rhea lesser rhea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Darwin's rhea
Cucurbitaceae gourd family
Cucurbitaceae squash family