formerName

P65
predicate

Indicates that an entity was previously known by a different name in the past.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
birthName 17,256
formerName canonical 16,539
originalTitle 3,663

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: formerName
Generated description
Indicates that an entity was previously known by a different name in the past.

Sample triples (51,408)

Subject Object
Carnegie Institution of Washington Carnegie Institution of Washington self-link
Harvard University Harvard University via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: New College
Ted Nelson Ted Nelson via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Theodor Holm Nelson
New York City New York City self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Amsterdam
John F. Kennedy International Airport Idlewild Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: New York International Airport
Oregon State University Oregon State University self-linksurface differs
surface form: Corvallis College
Oregon State University Oregon State University self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon State University Oregon State University self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oregon State College
National Medal of Technology and Innovation National Medal of Technology and Innovation self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Medal of Technology
John H. Sununu John H. Sununu via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Henry Sununu
Warm Springs, Georgia, United States
surface form: Warm Springs, Georgia
Pine Mountain, Georgia via predicate surface "hasOriginalName"
surface form: Bullochville
Works Progress Administration Works Progress Administration via predicate surface "originalName" self-link
Works Progress Administration Works Progress Administration via predicate surface "laterName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Work Projects Administration
Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili
Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox self-linksurface differs
surface form: Boston Americans
New England Patriots New England Patriots via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Boston Patriots
New England Patriots Boston Patriots to New England Patriots via predicate surface "nameChange"
New England Patriots 1971 via predicate surface "nameChangedIn"
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
surface form: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Kanesville
John Legend John Roger Stephens via predicate surface "birthName"
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via predicate surface "previousName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Washington National Airport
Washington Commanders Washington Commanders self-linksurface differs
surface form: Washington Redskins
Washington Commanders Washington Commanders self-linksurface differs
surface form: Washington Football Team
Carnegie Mellon University (through merger of Carnegie Technical Schools)
surface form: Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (through merger of Carnegie Technical Schools) via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Carnegie Technical Schools
Louise Whitfield Carnegie Louise Whitfield via predicate surface "birthName"
San Francisco San Francisco Bay via predicate surface "originalName"
surface form: Yerba Buena
San Francisco San Francisco via predicate surface "renamedAs" self-link
University of California, Berkeley University of California system
surface form: University of California
Stanford Research Institute Stanford Research Institute via predicate surface "formerNameOf" self-linksurface differs
surface form: SRI International
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers self-linksurface differs
surface form: American Institute of Mining Engineers
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joan Ruth Bader
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein via predicate surface "birthName" self-link
Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Michael King Jr.
G7 G7 via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Group of Six
The Star-Spangled Banner The Star-Spangled Banner via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Defence of Fort M'Henry
Manhattan Project Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via predicate surface "codenameOrigin"
The Atlantic Monthly The Atlantic Monthly self-link
Texas Instruments Geophysical Service Incorporated
Cairo University Cairo University self-linksurface differs
surface form: Egyptian University
Cairo University Cairo University self-linksurface differs
surface form: King Fuad I University
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World Academy of Sciences for the Developing World self-linksurface differs
surface form: Third World Academy of Sciences
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World Academy of Sciences for the Developing World via predicate surface "renamedAs" self-linksurface differs
surface form: The World Academy of Sciences
CERN CERN self-linksurface differs
surface form: Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire
Washington Wizards Chicago Zephyrs
surface form: Chicago Packers
Washington Wizards Chicago Zephyrs
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baltimore Bullets
Washington Wizards Capital Bullets
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards self-linksurface differs
surface form: Washington Bullets
Battle of Stalingrad Volgograd via predicate surface "cityRenamedAs"