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
DCA
surface form: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via predicate surface "previousName"
surface form: Washington National Airport
KDCA
surface form: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
surface form: Washington National Airport
FedExField Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
WSH Washington Commanders via predicate surface "previouslyAssociatedWith"
surface form: Washington Football Team
WSH Washington Commanders via predicate surface "previouslyAssociatedWith"
surface form: Washington Redskins
Dale Carnegie Dale Harbison Carnagey via predicate surface "birthName"
Elizabeth Arden Florence Nightingale Graham via predicate surface "birthName"
IUCN IUCN self-linksurface differs
surface form: International Union for the Protection of Nature
Adelbert von Chamisso Adelbert von Chamisso via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Louis Charles Adélaïde de Chamisso
Libya Libya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingdom of Libya
Libya Libya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Libyan Arab Republic
Libya Libya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Toronto York
Bogotá Bogotá self-linksurface differs
surface form: Santa Fe de Bogotá
Caltrain Peninsula Commute
School of Law
surface form: UC Berkeley School of Law
Boalt Hall School of Law
School of Information
surface form: School of Information, University of California, Berkeley
School of Information self-linksurface differs
surface form: School of Information Management and Systems
United States National Security Advisor Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs via predicate surface "originalName"
National Institutes of Health Hygienic Laboratory
Nordstrom Nordstrom via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wallin & Nordstrom
Michelle Obama Michelle LaVaughn Robinson via predicate surface "birthName"
Profiles in Courage Profiles in Courage via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-link
Facebook Facebook self-linksurface differs
surface form: TheFacebook
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences self-linksurface differs
surface form: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Art and Design self-linksurface differs
surface form: Massachusetts Normal Art School
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Art and Design self-linksurface differs
surface form: Massachusetts College of Art
Abigail Adams Abigail Adams via predicate surface "birthName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abigail Smith
Charles University in Prague Universitas Carolina via predicate surface "originalName"
Charles University in Prague Charles University in Prague via predicate surface "originalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles University
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper
On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Über die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Wärme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flüssigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen
On the Origin of Species On the Origin of Species via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
The Voyage of the Beagle The Voyage of the Beagle via predicate surface "originalTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Journal of Researches
Lynn Margulis Lynn Petra Alexander via predicate surface "birthName"
Texas A&M University Texas A&M University self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
Chicago Board Options Exchange Chicago Board Options Exchange self-linksurface differs
surface form: CBOE
Soldier Field Municipal Grant Park Stadium
United Center Chicago Stadium replacement project
Manchester City F.C. St. Mark's (West Gorton) via predicate surface "originalName"
Manchester City F.C. Ardwick A.F.C. via predicate surface "renamedAs"
Manchester City F.C. Manchester City F.C. via predicate surface "renamedAs" self-link
Manchester Art Gallery Royal Manchester Institution
Chemnitz Chemnitz self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karl-Marx-Stadt
Chemnitz Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1990 via predicate surface "renamedFrom"
Thurgood Marshall Thoroughgood Marshall via predicate surface "birthName"
Los Angeles International Airport Mines Field
IEEE Medal of Honor IRE Medal of Honor
IEEE Power & Energy Society IEEE Power & Energy Society self-linksurface differs
surface form: IEEE Power Engineering Society
George II of Great Britain Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg via predicate surface "birthName"
surface form: Georg August