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 |
|---|---|
| Hanoi |
Hanoi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hà Nội (historical province name adaptation)
|
| Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania |
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society
|
| John Calvin | Jehan Cauvin via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Hoover Dam |
Hoover Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Boulder Dam
|
| Division of Economic and Risk Analysis |
Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Economic Analysis
|
| University of Amsterdam | Athenaeum Illustre ⓘ |
| National Foundation Day | Kigensetsu ⓘ |
| United Technologies Corporation | United Aircraft Corporation ⓘ |
| Athletic Association of Western Universities | Pac-12 Conference via predicate surface "formerNameOf" ⓘ |
| Vangelis | Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Truman Capote | Truman Streckfus Persons via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
|
| Matt Damon |
Matt Damon
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew Paige Damon
|
| Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy | Walter A. Brown Trophy via predicate surface "previousName" ⓘ |
| NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award | NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award self-link ⓘ |
| UN Department of Global Communications |
UN Department of Global Communications
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Department of Public Information
|
| Jim Gaffigan |
Jim Gaffigan
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
James Christopher Gaffigan
|
| Leonard Bernstein | Louis Bernstein via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Bruce Springsteen |
Bruce Springsteen
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
|
| Oprah Winfrey |
Oprah Winfrey
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Orpah Gail Winfrey
|
| George Balanchine | Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Fedora Linux |
Fedora Linux
via predicate surface "previousName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fedora Core
|
| Domodedovo International Airport |
Domodedovo International Airport
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Domodedovo Airport
|
| Volgograd | Tsaritsyn ⓘ |
| Volgograd | Stalingrad ⓘ |
| Ellis Island | Little Oyster Island via predicate surface "previousName" ⓘ |
| Ellis Island | Gibbet Island via predicate surface "previousName" ⓘ |
| Osaka International Airport |
Osaka International Airport
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
No. 2 Osaka Airport
|
| Peter Lorre | László Löwenstein via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Storm Prediction Center |
Storm Prediction Center
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Severe Storms Forecast Center
|
| Archaea | archaebacteria via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Sony | Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo ⓘ |
| macOS |
macOS
via predicate surface "previousName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X
|
| macOS |
macOS
via predicate surface "previousName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
OS X
|
| Verizon |
Verizon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bell Atlantic Corporation
|
| Saigon | Prey Nokor ⓘ |
| Saigon |
Saigon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gia Dinh
|
| Maksim Gorky | Alexei Maximovich Peshkov via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing Empire | Shaoshan via predicate surface "historicalNameOf" ⓘ |
| On Protracted War |
On Protracted War
via predicate surface "originalTitle"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
论持久战
|
| World Customs Organization |
World Customs Organization
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Customs Co-operation Council
|
| Frank Gehry | Frank Owen Goldberg via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Palais des Nations | Seat of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| Eton College |
Eton College
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The King’s College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor
|
| RCA Records |
RCA Records
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RCA Victor
|
| Paseo de la Reforma |
Paseo de la Reforma
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Paseo de la Emperatriz
|
| Paseo de la Reforma |
Paseo de la Reforma
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Paseo de la Reforma y de la Emperatriz
|
| Mexico City International Airport | Balbuena Military Airport ⓘ |
| Martha Washington |
Martha Washington
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Martha Dandridge
|
| El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles | Los Angeles via predicate surface "originalNameOf" ⓘ |