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
African wild dog African wild dog
African wild dog African hunting dog
African wild dog painted dog
African wild dog painted wolf
greater kudu greater kudu
John F. Kennedy Plaza LOVE Park
Ulmus glabra wych elm
Ulmus glabra Scots elm
Republic of China Armed Forces Republic of China Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Taiwanese military
2022 Commonwealth Games 2022 Commonwealth Games self-linksurface differs
surface form: Birmingham 2022
Osphranter rufus red kangaroo
Holoptelea holoptelea trees
Disney Soccer Showcase Disney Soccer Showcase self-link
Pan chimpanzees and bonobos
Pan chimpanzee genus
Hominidae great apes
Homo sapiens human
Homo sapiens modern human
Pan paniscus bonobo
Pan paniscus pygmy chimpanzee
Mimus mockingbirds
Mimus
surface form: Mimus polyglottos
Northern mockingbird
surface form: Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum brown thrasher
Toxostoma rufum brown thrush
European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
surface form: European starling
European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) self-link
surface form: European starling
European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
surface form: European starling
common starling
Gila monster Gila monster self-link
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
surface form: California buckwheat
California buckwheat
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
surface form: California buckwheat
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eastern Mojave buckwheat
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
surface form: California buckwheat
flat-topped buckwheat
Government of North Vietnam Government of North Vietnam self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Vietnamese government
Acanthisitti New Zealand wrens suborder
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
surface form: American robin
American robin (Turdus migratorius) self-link
surface form: American robin
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
surface form: American robin
robin
Sun Yat-sen Démíng via predicate surface "courtesyName"
Sun Yat-sen Yìxiān via predicate surface "courtesyName"
Passerida Passeridan songbirds
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
surface form: zebra finch
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-link
surface form: zebra finch
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
surface form: zebra finch
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-linksurface differs
surface form: chestnut-eared finch
Englefield Green Englefield Green via predicate surface "hasCommonName" self-link
Pacific lamprey Pacific lamprey
Pacific lamprey Pacific lamprey via predicate surface "hasCommonName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: three-toothed lamprey
Pacific lamprey tridentate lamprey via predicate surface "hasCommonName"
Republic of Yucatán Yucatán Peninsula
surface form: Yucatán
Northern Ireland Parliament Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stormont
United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing Shaker via predicate surface "hasCommonName"
surface form: Shakers
Hungarian ÁVH secret police
surface form: Államvédelmi Hatóság
ÁVH
Pinaroloxias warbler finch genus
Drosera sundews
XVIII Olympic Winter Games 1998 Winter Olympics