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 |
|---|---|
| Willis H. O’Brien |
Willis H. O’Brien
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Willis Harold O’Brien
|
| Eve Best | Emily Best via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Tajikistan |
Tajikistan
via predicate surface "formerEntity"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
|
| Houston Astros | Houston Colt .45s via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Houston Astros | Houston Astros via predicate surface "renamedAs" self-link ⓘ |
| Namibia |
Namibia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
South West Africa
|
| Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | Maria Ludwig Michael Mies via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Norman Cook | Quentin Leo Cook via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| MacKenzie Scott |
MacKenzie Scott
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MacKenzie Scott Tuttle
|
| MacKenzie Scott |
Jeff Bezos
via predicate surface "formerSurname"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bezos
|
| Metro B Line | Red Line ⓘ |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Children’s Cancer Research Foundation ⓘ |
| Denali |
Denali
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount McKinley
|
| Belize |
Belize
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
British Honduras
|
| Dick Cheney |
Dick Cheney
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Bruce Cheney
|
| Brandeis University | Middlesex University ⓘ |
| Miami Heat |
Kaseya Center
ⓘ
surface form:
American Airlines Arena
|
| King’s College, Cambridge |
King’s College, Cambridge
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The King’s College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge
|
| Roosevelt Island | Blackwell's Island ⓘ |
| Roosevelt Island |
Wards Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Welfare Island
|
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Biological Laboratory of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
|
| Peabody | South Danvers ⓘ |
| Portland International Airport |
Portland International Airport
via predicate surface "previousName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland–Columbia Airport
|
| Katherine Puening |
Katherine Vissering
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Katherine Vissering Puening
|
| New Haven, Connecticut |
Quinnipiac River
via predicate surface "originalName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Quinnipiac
|
|
Kick
surface form:
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish
|
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kathleen Agnes Kennedy
|
| Sun Studio | Memphis Recording Service via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| AutoZone |
AutoZone
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Auto Shack
|
| St. Thomas Aquinas |
St. Thomas Aquinas
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tommaso d'Aquino
|
| American Mathematical Society |
American Mathematical Society
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Mathematical Society
|
| Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics |
Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
via predicate surface "originalTitle"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mathematische Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik
|
| Jaime Nunó |
Jaime Nunó
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaime Nunó Roca
|
| International Hydrographic Organization |
International Hydrographic Organization
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
International Hydrographic Bureau
|
| Army Black Knights | Cadets via predicate surface "formerNickname" ⓘ |
| Army Black Knights | Army Cadets via predicate surface "formerNickname" ⓘ |
| Albert II of Belgium | Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue |
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
|
| Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue | Secretariat for Non-Christians via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue |
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
via predicate surface "renamedAs"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
|
| Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue | Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue via predicate surface "renamedAs" self-link ⓘ |
| Dave Chappelle |
Dave Chappelle
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
David Khari Webber Chappelle
|
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Institute of Dental Research
|
| Mays Business School | College of Business Administration ⓘ |
| Cantigny Park | Red Oaks Farm ⓘ |
| Jiang Qing | Li Shumeng via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Bulgarian Communist Party | Bulgarian Socialist Party via predicate surface "renamedAs" ⓘ |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
|
| North Macedonia |
North Macedonia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Macedonia
|
| North Macedonia |
North Macedonia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
|
| T-Mobile Center | Sprint Center ⓘ |