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
Jhumpa Lahiri Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri via predicate surface "birthName"
Joe Gibbs Joseph Jackson Gibbs via predicate surface "birthName"
Yugoslavia Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Cuba Cuba self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of Cuba
Bader
surface form: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg via predicate surface "birthName"
surface form: Joan Ruth Bader
Bernice King Bernice King via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bernice Albertine King
FC Dallas Dallas Burn
FC Dallas Dallas Burn to FC Dallas in 2005 via predicate surface "rebrandedFrom"
Jimmy Wales Jimmy Wales via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jimmy Donal Wales
Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Newark Metropolitan Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Newark International Airport
Cambridge Judge Business School Judge Institute of Management Studies
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground via predicate surface "originalName"
surface form: South Burying Ground
Climate Prediction Center Climate Prediction Center self-linksurface differs
surface form: Climate Analysis Center
Ron Perlman Ronald N. Perlman via predicate surface "birthName"
Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens via predicate surface "birthName"
University of Michigan University of Michigan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania
University of Michigan University of Michigan self-linksurface differs
surface form: University of Michigan in Detroit
Gerald Ford Leslie Lynch King Jr. via predicate surface "birthName"
Leon Trotsky Leon Trotsky via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lev Davidovich Bronstein
Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Pirates via predicate surface "originalName"
Knoxville Zoo Knoxville Zoo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Knoxville Zoological Gardens
Maple Leaf Gardens The Gardens
École Polytechnique École des Ponts et Chaussées via predicate surface "originalName"
surface form: École centrale des travaux publics
Roxana Foote Beecher Roxana Foote via predicate surface "birthName"
ACM Prize in Computing ACM Prize in Computing self-linksurface differs
surface form: ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Best Situation Comedy
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Best Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Comedy Series – Half Hour or Less
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Outstanding Comedy Series – One Hour or Less
Michael Douglas Michael Douglas via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Michael Kirk Douglas
Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Judkins via predicate surface "birthName"
Laos Laos self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingdom of Laos
Disney's Hollywood Studios Disney's Hollywood Studios self-linksurface differs
surface form: Disney-MGM Studios
Caligula Julius via predicate surface "birthName"
surface form: Gaius Julius Caesar
John Cabot John Cabot via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Giovanni Caboto
Kasturba Gandhi Kasturba Gandhi via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kasturba Kapadia
Angela
surface form: Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Kasner via predicate surface "birthName"
Olena Zelenska Olena Zelenska via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Olena Volodymyrivna Kiyashko
Fort Belvoir Camp Humphreys via predicate surface "previousName"
surface form: Camp A. A. Humphreys
Fort Belvoir Camp Humphreys via predicate surface "previousName"
United States Indo-Pacific Command United States Indo-Pacific Command self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Pacific Command
Ryan Giggs Ryan Joseph Wilson via predicate surface "birthName"
West
surface form: Kanye West
Kanye West via predicate surface "birthName"
surface form: Kanye Omari West
Pusha T Terrence LeVarr Thornton via predicate surface "birthName"
RZA Robert Fitzgerald Diggs via predicate surface "birthName"
Common Sense Lonnie Lynn via predicate surface "birthName"
surface form: Lonnie Rashid Lynn
Cook
surface form: Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook via predicate surface "birthName"
Charles de Gaulle–Étoile metro station Étoile
Corsair International Corsair International self-linksurface differs
surface form: Corsairfly