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
The Truce The Truce via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: La tregua
University of Canberra University of Canberra self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canberra College of Advanced Education
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne via predicate surface "birthName" self-link
Mars Being Disarmed by Venus Mars Being Disarmed by Venus via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mars désarmé par Vénus
Gustave Courbet Gustave Courbet via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet
Maxine Hong Kingston Maxine Ting Ting Hong via predicate surface "birthName"
Remote Control Productions Media Rights Capital
surface form: Media Ventures
Burj Khalifa Burj Khalifa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burj Dubai
Ferney-Voltaire Ferney-Voltaire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ferney
Western Electric Gray & Barton via predicate surface "originalName"
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress self-linksurface differs
surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Supporting Role
Zdeno Chara
surface form: Zdeno Chára
Zdeno Chara via predicate surface "birthName" self-link
surface form: Zdeno Chára
Red Holzman Red Holzman via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Holzman
Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kansas City Royals Baseball Club
Sporting Kansas City Kansas City Wiz
Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City rebranded as Sporting Kansas City in 2010 via predicate surface "nameChange"
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Sleepy Hollow Cemetery via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tarrytown Cemetery
Armenia Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic via predicate surface "formerEntity"
University of Leipzig University of Leipzig self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alma mater Lipsiensis
University of Leipzig University of Leipzig self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig
Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ?
Buckingham Palace Buckingham House via predicate surface "originalName"
Army Reserve Territorial Army via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs"
Eupatoria Kerkinitis via predicate surface "hasFormerName"
Eupatoria Gözleve via predicate surface "hasFormerName"
Eupatoria Kezlev via predicate surface "hasFormerName"
United States Revenue Cutter Service United States Revenue Cutter Service via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Revenue-Marine
Charleston Charleston via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles Town
Spanish Sahara Río de Oro
Spanish Sahara Saguia el-Hamra
Hyderabad Bhagyanagar via predicate surface "historicalName"
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grand Floridian Beach Resort
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry self-linksurface differs
surface form: Max Planck Institute for Physical Chemistry
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry self-linksurface differs
surface form: Max Planck Institute for Spectroscopy
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Djibouti French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
Elisa Bonaparte Elisa Bonaparte via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Maria Anna Bonaparte
Letizia Ramolino Letizia Ramolino via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Maria Letizia Ramolino
United States Air Force Test Pilot School United States Air Force Test Pilot School self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flight Test Training Unit
United States Air Force Test Pilot School United States Air Force Test Pilot School self-linksurface differs
surface form: Air Materiel Command Experimental Test Pilot School
Strait of Gibraltar Pillars of Hercules via predicate surface "historicalName"
Valencia Valentia Edetanorum via predicate surface "originalName"
Queensland Reds Queensland Rugby Union
surface form: Queensland rugby union team
Principality Stadium Principality Stadium self-linksurface differs
surface form: Millennium Stadium
BBC One BBC One self-linksurface differs
surface form: BBC1
Russell T Davies Stephen Russell Davies via predicate surface "birthName"
Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Applied and Environmental Microbiology self-linksurface differs
surface form: Applied Microbiology