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
Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Keith Rupert Murdoch
FS1 Speed Channel
Fox Deportes Fox Deportes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fox Sports en Español
Fox Deportes Fox Deportes via predicate surface "rebrandedAs" self-link
Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: NBC's Saturday Night
Campbell Conference
surface form: Western Conference
Campbell Conference via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs" self-linksurface differs
MapQuest Cartographic Services via predicate surface "originalName"
MapQuest R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company via predicate surface "originalName"
surface form: RR Donnelley Cartographic Services
HuffPost HuffPost self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Huffington Post
Peruvian sol nuevo sol
Carnatic region of India Carnatic region of India via predicate surface "historicalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Carnatic
Bombay Castle Mumbai via predicate surface "formerNameOfCity"
surface form: Bombay
Bombay Castle Mumbai via predicate surface "locatedInFormerlyNamed"
surface form: Bombay
Rani Lakshmibai Lakshmibai Newalkar via predicate surface "birthName"
surface form: Manikarnika Tambe
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands Wilhelmina of the Netherlands via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria
Caravaggio Caravaggio via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Michelangelo Merisi
Norman Lloyd Norman Lloyd via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Norman Nathan Lloyd
Chennai Chennai self-linksurface differs
surface form: Madras
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Best Picture via predicate surface "originalName"
Chicago Children’s Museum Chicago Children’s Museum self-linksurface differs
surface form: Express-Ways Children’s Museum
Elia Kazan Elias Kazantzoglou via predicate surface "birthName"
The Little Street The Little Street via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Het Straatje
Feodosia Theodosia via predicate surface "historicalName"
Feodosia Caffa via predicate surface "historicalName"
Feodosia Caffa via predicate surface "historicalName"
surface form: Kaffa
Fort Devens, Massachusetts Fort Devens, Massachusetts via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Camp Devens
Copenhagen Køpmannæhafn via predicate surface "historicalName"
Copenhagen Copenhagen via predicate surface "historicalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kjøbenhavn
Strasbourg Argentoratum via predicate surface "historicalName"
Strasbourg Strasbourg via predicate surface "historicalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Straßburg
Puerto Williams Puerto Luisa via predicate surface "previousName"
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny via predicate surface "originalName"
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates via predicate surface "nameChange" self-link
Empress Masako Masako Owada via predicate surface "birthName"
Estelle Estelle via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Estelle Fanta Swaray
Cardinal
surface form: Cardinal (train)
James Whitcomb Riley
Cardinal
surface form: Cardinal (train)
Cardinal (train)
surface form: Cardinal (as a combined train with James Whitcomb Riley)
Republic Records Universal Republic Records
Bengaluru Bengaluru self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bangalore
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation self-linksurface differs
surface form: William H. Gates Foundation
Gilead, Maine Plantation No. 1 via predicate surface "originalName"
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Disney's Polynesian Village Resort via predicate surface "originalName" self-link
Vespasian Vespasian via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Titus Flavius Vespasianus
Dicastery for the Clergy Dicastery for the Clergy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congregation for the Clergy
Bill Cosby Bill Cosby via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Henry Cosby Jr.
Walt Disney Animation Studios The Walt Disney Company
surface form: Walt Disney Productions
Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios self-linksurface differs
surface form: Walt Disney Feature Animation
Clara Clemens Clara Clemens via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Clara Langhorne Clemens
D. B. Weiss Daniel Brett Weiss via predicate surface "birthName"
Mendele Mocher Sforim Mendele Mocher Sforim via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh