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
Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry Civil War
Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry 2020 via predicate surface "formerNameUseEnded"
Berlin U-Bahn line U6 Nord-Süd-Bahn
Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre)
surface form: Science of Knowledge
Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wissenschaftslehre
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Court of Military Appeals
Olympic National Park Mount Olympus National Monument via predicate surface "previousDesignation"
Belarus Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic via predicate surface "formerEntity"
Weill Cornell Medical College Weill Cornell Medical College self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cornell University Medical College
Edgartown, Massachusetts Great Harbor via predicate surface "originalName"
University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Massachusetts Agricultural College
University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst self-linksurface differs
surface form: Massachusetts State College
University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst self-linksurface differs
surface form: University of Massachusetts
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station Atlantic Avenue
Madison Square Garden Sports Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
surface form: The Madison Square Garden Company
MetLife Stadium MetLife Stadium self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Meadowlands Stadium
Victoria Reggie Kennedy Victoria Anne Reggie via predicate surface "birthName"
ACM SIGMOBILE ACM SIGMOBILE self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mobile Computing and Communications Review
ACM SIGSAM SIGSAM Bulletin via predicate surface "hasFormerPublicationName"
Google Play Store Google Play Store self-linksurface differs
surface form: Android Market
Google Play Store Google Play Store via predicate surface "rebrandedAs" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Google Play
YouTube Stories YouTube Stories via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: YouTube Reels
YouTube Stories YouTube Stories via predicate surface "renamedFrom" self-linksurface differs
surface form: YouTube Reels
Google Fi (in selected regions)
surface form: Google Fi
Google Fi (in selected regions) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Project Fi
Google Fi (in selected regions)
surface form: Google Fi
Google Fi (in selected regions) via predicate surface "rebrandedAs" self-link
surface form: Google Fi
ARM Acorn RISC Machine via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs"
Fossil Group Overseas Products International via predicate surface "originalName"
TAG Heuer TAG Heuer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Heuer
Casio Kashio Seisakujo via predicate surface "originalName"
DART for Publishers DoubleClick via predicate surface "rebrandedAs"
surface form: DoubleClick for Publishers
Sky (UK and Ireland) Sky Television (UK predecessor)
surface form: British Sky Broadcasting
Darryl F. Zanuck Darryl F. Zanuck via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Darryl Francis Zanuck
Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Katharine Houghton Hepburn
Kennedy William Gordy
surface form: Rockwell
Kennedy William Gordy via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
Pope Leo X Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici via predicate surface "birthName"
Jahangir Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim via predicate surface "birthName"
Claire Bloom Patricia Claire Blume via predicate surface "birthName"
Catherine I of Russia Marta Helena Skowrońska via predicate surface "birthName"
Botswana Botswana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bechuanaland Protectorate
Chance the Rapper Chancelor Johnathan Bennett via predicate surface "birthName"
Diocletian Diocletian via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus
Climate Pledge Arena KeyArena
Climate Pledge Arena Seattle Center Coliseum
Julian Amery Harold Julian Amery via predicate surface "birthName"
Glenn Research Center Glenn Research Center via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lewis Research Center
Ambrose of Milan Aurelius Ambrosius via predicate surface "birthName"
Natacha Rambova Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy via predicate surface "birthName"
Crissy Field Crissy Army Airfield
Plimoth Patuxet Museums Plimoth Patuxet Museums self-linksurface differs
surface form: Plimoth Plantation
Roberts
surface form: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Roberts via predicate surface "birthName"
Prudential Financial Prudential Financial self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Prudential Friendly Society