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 |
| originalName | 2,249 |
| formerNameOf | 2,123 |
| hasFormerName | 1,492 |
| formerlyKnownAs | 1,411 |
| historicalName | 1,171 |
| previousName | 1,040 |
| renamedAs | 873 |
| rebrandedAs | 622 |
| laterKnownAs | 479 |
| originalNameOf | 400 |
| historicalNameOf | 384 |
| laterName | 265 |
| hasOriginalName | 124 |
| previousDesignation | 123 |
| renamedFrom | 119 |
| nameChange | 106 |
| rebrandedFrom | 84 |
| previouslyKnownAs | 72 |
| originallyNamed | 49 |
| hasPreviousName | 42 |
| formerNickname | 40 |
| formerOfficialName | 23 |
| formerIdentity | 21 |
| earlierName | 20 |
| hasFormerNameOf | 18 |
| originallyKnownAs | 18 |
| isFormerNameOf | 15 |
| previousNameOf | 15 |
| formerNameOfCity | 14 |
| wasFormerly | 14 |
| wasKnownAs | 14 |
| formerEntity | 13 |
| formerNameOfAirport | 13 |
| changedNameFrom | 12 |
| formerlyCalled | 12 |
| isNowKnownAs | 12 |
| formerStageName | 10 |
| issuerFormerName | 10 |
| originalSurname | 10 |
| previousOfficialName | 10 |
| previouslyAssociatedWith | 10 |
| formerNameOfInstitution | 9 |
| formerNameOfManufacturer | 9 |
| formerRingName | 9 |
| nameChangeFrom | 9 |
| changedName | 8 |
| oldName | 8 |
| formerNameOfSite | 7 |
| hasOldName | 7 |
| isFormerName | 7 |
| codenameOrigin | 6 |
| formerAirportName | 6 |
| formerAlias | 6 |
| formerNameOfArena | 6 |
| formerNameOfStadium | 6 |
| officialNameChangedTo | 6 |
| sponsoredNameHistory | 6 |
| 旧称 | 6 |
| firstKnownAs | 5 |
| nameChangedIn | 5 |
| previousBinomialName | 5 |
| wasPreviouslyKnownAs | 5 |
| former name | 4 |
| formerNameOfOrganizer | 4 |
| formerNameOfUniversity | 4 |
| formerStageNameOf | 4 |
| hasFormerNameOfVenue | 4 |
| hasFormerOfficialName | 4 |
| oldNameOf | 4 |
| formerBrandName | 3 |
| formerNameOfDeveloper | 3 |
| formerNameOfOwner | 3 |
| formerNameOfPromotion | 3 |
| formerNameOfVenue | 3 |
| formerSurname | 3 |
| formerTrophyName | 3 |
| locatedInFormerlyNamed | 3 |
| previousNames | 3 |
| previousNickname | 3 |
| representsFormerEntity | 3 |
| wasFormerlyKnownAs | 3 |
| الاسم_السابق | 3 |
| anteriormenteConocidoComo | 2 |
| formerCommercialNameOf | 2 |
| formerEnglishName | 2 |
| formerEventNameManaged | 2 |
| formerFacilityName | 2 |
| formerNameContext | 2 |
| formerNameOfBuilding | 2 |
| formerNameOfCenter | 2 |
| formerNameOfHeadquarters | 2 |
| formerNameOfLocation | 2 |
| formerNameOfPark | 2 |
| formerNameOfShip | 2 |
| formerNameOfTeam | 2 |
| formerNameOfVocalist | 2 |
| formerNameStatus | 2 |
| formerSettingName | 2 |
| formerShortName | 2 |
| hasEarlierName | 2 |
| hasFormerNameRelation | 2 |
| hasNotableFormerName | 2 |
| inUniverseFormerName | 2 |
| laterRenamedFrom | 2 |
| member3FormerName | 2 |
| nombreAnterior | 2 |
| officialNameChangeFrom | 2 |
| originalFormOfName | 2 |
| postOfficeFormerName | 2 |
| previousNameOfCircuit | 2 |
| previousNameOfPark | 2 |
| previousSystemNickname | 2 |
| previousSystematicName | 2 |
| rebrandedBackTo | 2 |
| wasNameFrom | 2 |
| wasOriginallyNamed | 2 |
| wasPreviouslyNamed | 2 |
| workingNameOf | 2 |
| ชื่อเดิม | 2 |
| 原名 | 2 |
| 旧名称 | 2 |
| appliedToFormerName | 1 |
| associatedFormerProgramName | 1 |
| associatedUnitFormerName | 1 |
| authorFormerName | 1 |
| bearerFormerName | 1 |
| birthNameFormOf | 1 |
| brandFormerName | 1 |
| buildingFormerName | 1 |
| centerFormerNameOf | 1 |
| cityRenamedAs | 1 |
| earlierKnownAs | 1 |
| festivalFormerName | 1 |
| former name of | 1 |
| formerAssociatedSiteName | 1 |
| formerBuildingName | 1 |
| formerCaseName | 1 |
| formerConstructorName | 1 |
| formerCourtName | 1 |
| formerEntityOf | 1 |
| formerExchangeName | 1 |
| formerMonikerOf | 1 |
| formerMortalName | 1 |
| formerNameOfAreaManaged | 1 |
| formerNameOfChampionship | 1 |
| formerNameOfChannelReferenced | 1 |
| formerNameOfClubTenant | 1 |
| formerNameOfComplex | 1 |
| formerNameOfCoreCity | 1 |
| formerNameOfEnterprise | 1 |
| formerNameOfFestival | 1 |
| formerNameOfIsland | 1 |
| formerNameOfMainFacility | 1 |
| formerNameOfMainTown | 1 |
| formerNameOfMistress | 1 |
| formerNameOfNearbyTown | 1 |
| formerNameOfOccupant | 1 |
| formerNameOfOperator | 1 |
| formerNameOfOrganization | 1 |
| formerNameOfOrganizationEstablished | 1 |
| formerNameOfOrganizationInvolved | 1 |
| formerNameOfParent | 1 |
| formerNameOfPlatform | 1 |
| formerNameOfSquare | 1 |
| formerNameOfStadiumSection | 1 |
| formerNameOfStructure | 1 |
| formerNameRelatedHoliday | 1 |
| formerNameUnder | 1 |
| formerNameUnderVenetians | 1 |
| formerNameUsage | 1 |
| formerNameUseEnded | 1 |
| formerNameUsedBy | 1 |
| formerNameUsedFor | 1 |
| formerNameWithdrawn | 1 |
| formerNames | 1 |
| formerProgrammeName | 1 |
| formerProjectName | 1 |
| formerPropertyName | 1 |
| formerRaceName | 1 |
| formerRingNameInWWE | 1 |
| formerRingNameOf | 1 |
| formerScientificName | 1 |
| formerSettlementName | 1 |
| formerSquareName | 1 |
| formerStationName | 1 |
| formerTenantName | 1 |
| formerUSName | 1 |
| formerlyAssociatedName | 1 |
| formerlyAssociatedWithName | 1 |
| formerlyNamed | 1 |
| formerlyOwnedName | 1 |
| fullFormerName | 1 |
| hadFormerName | 1 |
| hasFormerCommunityName | 1 |
| hasFormerNameOfArea | 1 |
| hasFormerNameOfRegion | 1 |
| hasFormerPublicationName | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Morehouse College |
Atlanta Baptist Seminary
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta Baptist College
|
| Oak Ridge, Tennessee | Clinton Engineer Works via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Dallas Museum of Art |
Dallas Museum of Art
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas Art Association
|
| Dallas Museum of Art |
Dallas Museum of Art
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
|
| Gran Teatro de La Habana |
Gran Teatro de La Habana
via predicate surface "officialNameChangedTo"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso
|
| Mitchell Kapor |
Mitchell Kapor
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mitchell David Kapor
|
| Cory Doctorow |
Cory Doctorow
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cory Efram Doctorow
|
| Adobe Inc. |
Adobe Inc.
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
|
| Chiang Kai-shek |
Chiang Kai-shek
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chiang Chung-cheng
|
| The New York Times |
The New York Times
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
New-York Daily Times
|
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
Los Angeles Dodgers
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
Brooklyn Superbas
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn Robins
|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Brooklyn Superbas ⓘ |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Brooklyn Bridegrooms ⓘ |
| The Spirit of the Laws |
The Spirit of the Laws
via predicate surface "originalTitle"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
De l’esprit des lois
|
| The Wealth of Nations |
The Wealth of Nations
via predicate surface "originalTitle"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
|
| Istanbul | Byzantium ⓘ |
| Istanbul |
Istanbul
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| Istanbul |
Byzantium
ⓘ
surface form:
Nova Roma
|
| Calcutta |
Calcutta
via predicate surface "formerNameOf"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
|
|
Calcutta
surface form:
Kolkata
|
Calcutta via predicate surface "hasFormerName" self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| Calcutta |
Calcutta
via predicate surface "officialNameSince2001"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
|
| Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) |
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
via predicate surface "historicalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands
|
| Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) |
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
via predicate surface "renamedAs"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lakshadweep
|
| Salt Lake City International Airport |
Salt Lake City International Airport
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
|
| Salt Lake City International Airport |
Salt Lake City International Airport
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Salt Lake City Airport
|
|
David Ben-Gurion was the primary national founder of the State of Israel
surface form:
David Ben-Gurion
|
David Grün via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Tel Aviv Museum of Art | Dizengoff House ⓘ |
| Overtown | Colored Town via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport | Toronto City Centre Airport ⓘ |
| Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport | Port George VI Island Airport ⓘ |
| Colorado State University Pueblo |
Colorado State University Pueblo
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Colorado State College
|
| Colorado State University Pueblo |
Colorado State University Pueblo
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Southern Colorado
|
| Amazon | Cadabra, Inc. via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Uber |
Uber
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
UberCab, Inc.
|
| Deep Throat |
Mark Felt
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
surface form:
William Mark Felt
|
| John W. Nordstrom | Johan Nordström via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
|
Enid Mary Blyton (née Enid Mary Pollock, pen name Mary Pollock, sometimes used surname Gay in early life)
surface form:
Enid Mary Blyton
|
Enid Mary Pollock via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
|
Enid Mary Blyton (née Enid Mary Pollock, pen name Mary Pollock, sometimes used surname Gay in early life)
surface form:
Enid Mary Blyton
|
Blyton
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Enid Mary Blyton
|
| Becoming | Becoming via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-link ⓘ |
| Annalen der Physik |
Annalen der Physik
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Annalen der Physik und Chemie
|
| Annalen der Physik |
Annalen der Physik
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Journal der Physik
|
| Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Jennifer Lynn Siebel via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Proceedings of the IEEE | Proceedings of the IRE ⓘ |
| Thailand |
Thailand
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Siam
|
| Skeptical Inquirer | The Zetetic ⓘ |
| Norman Reedus |
Norman Reedus
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Norman Mark Reedus
|
| Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Organisation of the Islamic Conference
|
| CTA Red Line Sox–35th station | Sox–35th ⓘ |
| Bell System Technical Journal | Bell System Technical Journal self-link ⓘ |