namedAfter

P63
predicate

Indicates that one entity has been given its name in honor of, or derived from, another entity.

All labels observed (132)

Label Occurrences
namedAfter canonical 87,769
namedFor 2,971
namedForOccupation 1,083

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: namedAfter
Generated description
Indicates that one entity has been given its name in honor of, or derived from, another entity.

Sample triples (96,764)

Subject Object
Pacific Ocean Ferdinand Magellan via predicate surface "namedBy"
New York Duke of York
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 Asbury Francis Lever
Paris Parisii, a Gaulish tribe
Stanley Cup Lord Stanley of Preston
Stanley Cup Lord Stanley of Preston
surface form: Frederick Arthur Stanley
Bessemer process Henry Bessemer
Dowding system Hugh Dowding
NurembergLaws
surface form: Nuremberg Laws
Nuremberg Party Rally
AuschwitzBirkenau
surface form: Auschwitz-Birkenau
nearby village of Brzezinka (Birkenau)
Sather Gate Peder Sather
Saturday Night Massacre its occurrence on a Saturday night
Nash embedding theorem John Nash
surface form: John Forbes Nash Jr.
Abel Prize Niels Henrik Abel
Princeton, New Jersey, United States Princeton, Massachusetts (disputed)
Princeton, New Jersey, United States Prince William of Orange (disputed)
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham
surface form: Birmingham, England
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement John C. Tyler
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement Alice C. Tyler
Chomsky hierarchy Noam Chomsky
To Anacreon in Heaven Anacreon
Puerto Rico Trench Puerto Rico
Gulf Stream its strong streamlike flow via predicate surface "wasNamedAfter"
Maryland Henrietta Maria of France
surface form: Queen Henrietta Maria
Dupont Circle Samuel Francis Du Pont
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Thurgood Marshall
Henry Clay Frick Frick Collection via predicate surface "namesake"
surface form: The Frick Collection
Henry Clay Frick Frick Park via predicate surface "namesake"
Broadway Theatre District Times Square
surface form: Broadway
Harlem River Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
Carnegie Hall Andrew Carnegie
Independence, Missouri, United States
surface form: Independence, Missouri
American Declaration of Independence
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
Lexington
surface form: Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, England
Baade Telescope Walter Baade
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, West Branch, Iowa, United States
surface form: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Herbert Hoover
Nobel Prize in Literature Alfred Nobel
Order of the Garter garter
The Protester Time magazine via predicate surface "namedBy"
Memorial Bridge members of the United States armed forces via predicate surface "namedFor"
Shirley
surface form: Shirley, Massachusetts
James Shirley
Brandeis/Roberts Brandeis University
Rice University William Marsh Rice
Province of Quebec Quebec City
surface form: Quebec
New South Wales James Cook via predicate surface "namedBy"
surface form: Captain James Cook
New South Wales Wales
New South Wales South Wales (region of Wales)
Adirondack Mountains Adirondack people (historical name usage)
Hudson Valley Hudson River
Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Lincolnshire, England
St. Petersburg Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter