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
Prudential Financial Prudential Financial self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Moda Center Rose Garden
Grainger College of Engineering College of Engineering
School of Information Sciences
surface form: School of Information Sciences (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
School of Information Sciences self-linksurface differs
surface form: Graduate School of Library and Information Science
State Farm Center Assembly Hall
CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Willis Group Holdings Henry Willis & Co.
Crewe Campus (former) Manchester Metropolitan University
surface form: MMU Cheshire Campus
If This Is a Man If This Is a Man via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Se questo è un uomo
The Periodic Table The Periodic Table via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Il sistema periodico
John Boyega John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega via predicate surface "birthName"
Broadway Broadway–South Boston
Mary Anne MacLeod Trump Mary Anne MacLeod via predicate surface "birthName"
Lord North Lord North via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederick North
Senedd Senedd via predicate surface "previousName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Assembly for Wales
Baron d'Holbach Paul-Henri Thiry via predicate surface "birthName"
Milan Milan via predicate surface "historicalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mediolanum
Colwell
surface form: Rita R. Colwell
Rita Rossi via predicate surface "birthName"
Ava Helen Pauling Ava Helen Pauling via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ava Helen Miller
Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. via predicate surface "birthName"
Constitution Avenue NW B Street NW
Buchenwald Konzentrationslager Ettersberg via predicate surface "originalName"
Martin Luther King Sr. Michael King via predicate surface "birthName"
Martin Luther King Sr. He changed his name from Michael King to Martin Luther King Sr. via predicate surface "nameChange"
Rhode Island Rhode Island via predicate surface "hasFormerOfficialName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The Death of Marat The Death of Marat via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Mort de Marat
Leonidas at Thermopylae Leonidas at Thermopylae via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Léonidas aux Thermopyles
Jacobin Club Society of Friends of the Constitution via predicate surface "originalName"
surface form: Society of the Friends of the Constitution
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin La Marseillaise via predicate surface "laterKnownAs"
Gairdner Foundation International Award Gairdner Foundation International Award self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gairdner Foundation International Award for Medical Research
Boston Children’s Hospital Boston Children’s Hospital self-linksurface differs
surface form: Children’s Hospital Boston
Alberta Williams King Alberta Christine Williams via predicate surface "birthName"
Portland State University Vanport Extension Center
Portland State University Portland State University self-linksurface differs
surface form: Portland State College
University of Leeds University of Leeds self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yorkshire College of Science
University of Leeds Yorkshire College
Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Museum of Art via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Boston College Law School Boston College Law School self-linksurface differs
surface form: Boston College School of Law
Nero Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus via predicate surface "birthName"
Lactantius Lactantius via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
Dicastery for Bishops Dicastery for Bishops self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congregation for Bishops
Pope Julius III Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte via predicate surface "birthName"
Élysée Palace Hôtel de Salm via predicate surface "originalName"
surface form: Hôtel d’Évreux
Bir-Hakeim Passy via predicate surface "hasFormerName"
surface form: Passy – Grenelle
Will Ferrell John William Ferrell via predicate surface "birthName"
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center self-linksurface differs
surface form: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Jersey Mike’s Arena Louis Brown Athletic Center
Peter Gay Peter Joachim Fröhlich via predicate surface "birthName"
Mary Horner Lyell Mary Elizabeth Horner via predicate surface "birthName"
Seattle Art Museum Seattle Art Museum self-linksurface differs
surface form: Seattle Fine Arts Society