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
John A. Wilson Building John A. Wilson
Lucky the Leprechaun the word "lucky" associated with good fortune via predicate surface "nameDerivedFrom"
U.S. Open Cup Lamar Hunt
Durham County, North Carolina Bartlett S. Durham
Research Triangle Research Triangle self-linksurface differs
surface form: Research Triangle Park
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Secretary-General of the United Nations via predicate surface "namedAfterPositionHeld"
Rosendale cement Rosendale, New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral Saint Patrick
Hilbert spaces
surface form: Hilbert space
David Hilbert
Meiji era Emperor Meiji
Hamiltonian economic program Alexander Hamilton
Charles de Gaulle Airport Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle Airport Charles de Gaulle
surface form: former President of France Charles de Gaulle
Orly Airport commune of Orly
Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Capital City Go-Go go-go music
Capital City Go-Go go-go music via predicate surface "namedFor"
Henry Bessemer Bessemer process via predicate surface "hasProcessNamedAfter"
Hannibal, Missouri, United States
surface form: Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal Creek
Hannibal, Missouri, United States
surface form: Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
San Andreas Fault San Andreas Lake
Modified Mercalli intensity scale Giuseppe Mercalli
Juan de Fuca Plate Juan de Fuca
Tiberias Tiberius
Tiberias Tiberius
surface form: Roman emperor Tiberius
Hebrews root ʿ-b-r (to cross, to pass) in Hebrew via predicate surface "nameDerivedFrom"
Lesser Poland Voivodeship historical region of Lesser Poland
Nassif Building Nassif (namesake unspecified)
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
Mongol
Star of India star
Queensland Queen Victoria
Carnation Revolution carnations placed in soldiers' gun barrels
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
surface form: Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston, Massachusetts via predicate surface "isNamesakeOf"
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Lincolnshire, England self-linksurface differs
surface form: Boston, Lincolnshire
Charlotte Amalie Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Ralph Coleman
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field John and Eline Goss
Harvard University Press Harvard University
Turing machine Alan Turing
Russell’s paradox Bertrand Russell
Dallas Reports Alexander J. Dallas
Wheaton Reports Henry Wheaton
Peters Reports Richard Peters Jr.
Black Jeremiah Sullivan Black
surface form: Jeremiah S. Black
Juan Ponce de León Florida was named by Juan Ponce de León via predicate surface "namedBy"
St. Peter's Basilica Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
Kaga Kaga Province
Atlanta Western and Atlantic Railroad
Montreal Mount Royal