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
New Hampshire Colony Hampshire
surface form: Hampshire, England
North Atlantic area North Atlantic area via predicate surface "nameDerivedFrom" self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Dallas Love Field Moss L. Love
Shasta County Mount Shasta
Shasta County Shasta Lake
Shasta County Shasta people
Albert Einstein Award Albert Einstein
La Araucanía Region Araucaria
surface form: Araucaria tree
Howard County John Eager Howard
Beaufort Sea Francis Beaufort
Hudson Bay Henry Hudson
Ottawa County
surface form: Ottawa County, Michigan
Ottawa people
Cy Young
surface form: Cy Young Award
Cy Young self-linksurface differs
Cy Young a cyclone-inspired nickname due to his fast pitches
Delaware River Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr
surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Mount Vernon, Virginia
surface form: Mount Vernon
Admiral Edward Vernon
surface form: Edward Vernon
Mount Vernon, Virginia via predicate surface "inspiredNameOf"
surface form: Mount Vernon estate
Admiral Edward Vernon
surface form: Edward Vernon
Mount Vernon, Virginia via predicate surface "inspiredNameOf"
surface form: George Washington’s family estate Mount Vernon
Brewmaster’s Castle Christian Heurich
MAA
surface form: Maryland Aviation Administration
Maryland
surface form: State of Maryland
Nagpur Nag River
Rhondda Cynon Taf River Rhondda
Rhondda Cynon Taf River Cynon
Rhondda Cynon Taf River Taff
Königsberg King Ottokar II of Bohemia
Sicel Sicels
Honolulu County Honolulu, Hawaii, United States via predicate surface "namedFor"
surface form: Honolulu
Heinrich Hertz hertz via predicate surface "hasUnitNamedAfter"
Shelby County, Tennessee Isaac Shelby
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral Virgin Mary
surface form: Mary, mother of Jesus
Grand Junction, Colorado Colorado River
surface form: Grand River (former name of the upper Colorado River)
Parkersburg, West Virginia Alexander Parker
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania William Pitt the Elder
Butte County Sutter Buttes
Los Ríos Region its many rivers
Dallas Alexander J. Dallas
Westmoreland County, Virginia Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, 4th Earl of Westmorland
Chukchi Sea Chukchi people
Allegan County Allegan
Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards historic Camden Yards rail terminal via predicate surface "namedFor"
Payne Whitney Gymnasium Payne Whitney
Paterson, New Jersey William Paterson
Paterson, New Jersey William Paterson
surface form: William Paterson, 2nd Governor of New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey William Paterson
surface form: William Paterson, signer of the U.S. Constitution
Venus Roman goddess of love and beauty
Oort cloud Jan Oort
Haumea Hawaiian goddess Haumea
Haumea Haumea family via predicate surface "isNamesakeOf"
Olympic Games Olympia