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 |
|---|---|
| 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
|