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
Pope Paul V Camillo Borghese via predicate surface "birthName"
Marthasville Atlanta via predicate surface "formerNameOf"
Honolulu Museum of Art Honolulu Museum of Art self-linksurface differs
surface form: Honolulu Academy of Arts
Ahad Ha'am Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg via predicate surface "birthName"
Mikael Agricola Mikael Olavinpoika via predicate surface "birthName"
West Point Mint West Point Mint via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs" self-linksurface differs
surface form: West Point Bullion Depository
Manchester College of Commerce part of Manchester Metropolitan University via predicate surface "formerNameOf"
Leo Szilard Leó Spitz via predicate surface "birthName"
Longacre Square Times Square via predicate surface "formerNameOf"
Longacre Square
surface form: Times Square
Longacre Square via predicate surface "hasFormerName" self-linksurface differs
Longacre Square Times Square via predicate surface "renamedAs"
O’Higgins Region O’Higgins Region via predicate surface "previousName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers self-linksurface differs
surface form: Seattle Pilots
Wrocław Wrocław self-linksurface differs
surface form: Breslau
Wrocław Vratislavia
Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. via predicate surface "birthName"
NBC Sports NBC Sports self-linksurface differs
surface form: NBC Sports Network
Monumental Sports Network NBC Sports Washington
Basil Rathbone Basil Rathbone via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
Richard Griffiths Richard Griffiths via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Richard Thomas Griffiths
Queen's Gaels Queen's Gaels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen's Golden Gaels
Mark Burnett Mark Burnett via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: James Mark Burnett
Ionian Islands Heptanese via predicate surface "historicalName"
Comiskey Park Old Comiskey Park
surface form: White Sox Park
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Air Force Office of Scientific Research self-linksurface differs
surface form: Air Force Office of Scientific Research and Development
Mathilde of Belgium Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz via predicate surface "birthName"
Bratislava Bratislava via predicate surface "historicalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pressburg
Bratislava Pozsony via predicate surface "historicalName"
Bratislava Prešporok via predicate surface "historicalName"
Malcolm X Malcolm X via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Malcolm Little
Anna May Wong Wong Liu Tsong via predicate surface "birthName"
Big Ten Conference Western Conference
Aristotle Aristotle via predicate surface "birthName" self-link
Ashley Montagu Israel Ehrenberg via predicate surface "birthName"
Pope Urban VIII Maffeo Barberini via predicate surface "birthName"
Belfast International Airport Aldergrove Airport
Hefei Luzhou via predicate surface "historicalName"
Hefei Luyang via predicate surface "historicalName"
Ciudad de los Reyes Lima via predicate surface "historicalNameOf"
Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: A.L.F.A.
Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili
Heribert
surface form: Heribert von Karajan
Heribert von Karajan via predicate surface "birthName" GENERATED
Vienna State Opera K.k. Hof-Opernhaus GENERATED
The Time Machine The Time Machine via predicate surface "originalTitle" GENERATED
George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair via predicate surface "birthName" GENERATED
Robert Guiscard Robert de Hauteville via predicate surface "birthName" GENERATED
Jython Jython via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: JPython
Jython Jython via predicate surface "renamedFrom" self-linksurface differs
surface form: JPython
Sierra National Forest Sierra Forest Reserve via predicate surface "originalName"