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 |
|---|---|
| Emanuel School | Emanuel Hospital via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| HKS, Inc. | Harwood K. Smith and Partners ⓘ |
| Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith |
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
|
| Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith |
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
|
| Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith |
Inquisition
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition
|
| Suzanne Farrell | Roberta Sue Ficker via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Florence Nightingale Graham | Florence Nightingale Graham via predicate surface "birthName" self-link ⓘ |
| Aquarium of the Bay | UnderWater World ⓘ |
| Lehman Caves |
Lehman Caves
via predicate surface "previousDesignation"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lehman Caves National Monument
|
| Yakov Dzhugashvili |
Yakov Dzhugashvili
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili
|
| Baltimore Orioles |
Baltimore Orioles
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Browns
|
| Nickerson Field | Braves Field site ⓘ |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Syracuse Nationals ⓘ |
| Kyushu University |
Kyushu University
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyushu Imperial University
|
| British East India Company |
British East India Company
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies
|
| A’DAM Tower | Shell Tower via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs" ⓘ |
| Hugo Grotius | Hugo de Groot via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Miguel | Miguel Jontel Pimentel via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Genbaku Dome |
Genbaku Dome
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall
|
| Northern Telecom | Northern Electric ⓘ |
| Northern Telecom |
Northern Telecom
via predicate surface "laterName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nortel Networks
|
| Cornell Botanic Gardens | Cornell Plantations via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs" ⓘ |
| Nebula Award |
Nebula Award
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Award
|
| CGIAR |
CGIAR
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
|
| Ozzie Nelson | Oswald George Nelson via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Charlize Theron | Charlize Theron via predicate surface "birthName" self-link ⓘ |
| Jerry Brown |
Jerry Brown
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr.
|
| Linus Torvalds |
Linus Torvalds
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Linus Benedict Torvalds
|
| Anish Kapoor | Anish Kapoor via predicate surface "birthName" self-link ⓘ |
| Liberty Island | Bedloe's Island ⓘ |
| Liberty Island |
Bedloe's Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Bedlow's Island
|
| Liberty Island | Liberty Island via predicate surface "renamedAs" self-link ⓘ |
| Gustave Eiffel |
Gustave Eiffel
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
|
| Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica |
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mathematisch Centrum
|
| National Geodetic Survey |
National Geodetic Survey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
|
|
St. Louis Cardinals
surface form:
St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
|
Arizona Cardinals
via predicate surface "previousName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Cardinals
|
| Washington Commanders–Philadelphia Eagles rivalry |
Washington Commanders
via predicate surface "formerNameOfTeam"
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Redskins
|
| Washington Commanders–Philadelphia Eagles rivalry |
Washington Commanders
via predicate surface "formerNameOfTeam"
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Football Team
|
| Maye Musk | Maye Haldeman via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Tiffany Trump |
Tiffany Trump
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tiffany Ariana Trump
|
| Army Foundation College Harrogate |
Army Foundation College Harrogate
via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Army Apprentices College Harrogate
|
| Pope John Paul II |
Pope John Paul II
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Karol Józef Wojtyła
|
| Willem-Alexander |
Willem-Alexander
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand
|
| Mary Pickford | Gladys Louise Smith via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Everton F.C. | St. Domingo F.C. via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
|
WPA
surface form:
Works Progress Administration
|
Works Progress Administration via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
|
WPA
surface form:
Works Progress Administration
|
Works Progress Administration
via predicate surface "laterName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Work Projects Administration
|
| David Ben-Gurion | David Grün via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse |
National Institute on Drug Abuse
via predicate surface "hasFormerName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Institute on Drug Abuse of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
|
| Snap Inc. | Toyopa Group, LLC via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |