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 |
|---|---|
| Manchester Metropolitan University |
Manchester Metropolitan University
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Polytechnic
|
| Manchester Metropolitan University |
Manchester Metropolitan University
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Metropolitan University of Science and Technology
|
|
AMBA
surface form:
Association of MBAs
|
Association of MBAs
ⓘ
surface form:
Business Graduates Association
|
| X Corp. | Twitter, Inc. via predicate surface "rebrandedFrom" ⓘ |
| PayPal | Confinity via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
|
Queen's University at Kingston (attended)
surface form:
Queen's University at Kingston
|
Queen's University at Kingston
via predicate surface "originalName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen's College at Kingston
|
| Twitter, Inc. | Obvious Corporation ⓘ |
| Ivana Trump | Ivana Marie Zelníčková via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Toni Morrison |
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chloe Ardelia Wofford
|
| Bob Dylan |
Bob Dylan
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Allen Zimmerman
|
| Clementine Ogilvy Hozier | Clementine Ogilvy Hozier via predicate surface "birthName" self-link ⓘ |
| James Blunt | James Hillier Blount via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference |
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Headmasters' Conference
|
| Lord Beaverbrook | William Maxwell Aitken via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Time Warner |
Time Warner
via predicate surface "renamedAs"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
WarnerMedia
|
| The Story of My Experiments with Truth |
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
via predicate surface "originalTitle"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Satya Na Prayogo Athva Atmakatha
|
|
World Economic Forum in Davos
surface form:
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos
|
World Economic Forum in Davos
via predicate surface "originalName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
European Management Forum annual meeting
|
| Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance |
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
|
| Baltimore Light RailLink | Baltimore Light Rail via predicate surface "previousName" ⓘ |
| Dave Martinez |
Dave Martinez
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
David Martinez
|
| San Diego Zoo |
San Diego Zoo
via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zoological Society of San Diego
|
| BSE Global | Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs" ⓘ |
| The Starry Night |
The Starry Night
via predicate surface "originalTitle"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
De sterrennacht
|
| Hanshin Tigers |
Hanshin Tigers
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka Tigers
|
| Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands |
Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Gottfried Peter Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
via predicate surface "birthName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
|
|
STATE
surface form:
United States Department of State
|
United States Department of State
via predicate surface "originalName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Foreign Affairs
|
|
STATE
surface form:
United States Department of State
|
United States Department of State via predicate surface "renamedAs" ⓘ |
|
United States Agency for Global Media (historical oversight role)
surface form:
United States Agency for Global Media
|
Broadcasting Board of Governors via predicate surface "hasFormerName" ⓘ |
|
Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer
surface form:
Woman Holding a Balance
|
Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer
via predicate surface "originalTitle"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vrouw met weegschaal
|
| Capital Bullets | Washington Wizards via predicate surface "formerNameOf" ⓘ |
|
Capital Bullets
surface form:
Washington Wizards
|
Capital Bullets via predicate surface "hasFormerName" self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| Capital Bullets |
Washington Wizards
via predicate surface "renamedAs"
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Bullets
|
|
Capital Bullets
surface form:
Washington Bullets
|
Capital Bullets via predicate surface "renamedFrom" self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| Great Lakes Works |
Great Lakes Works
via predicate surface "formerlyKnownAs"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes Steel
|
| Crocker Art Museum | E. B. Crocker Art Gallery ⓘ |
| Oracle Corporation | Software Development Laboratories via predicate surface "originalName" ⓘ |
| Oracle Corporation |
Oracle Corporation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Relational Software Inc.
|
| Tesla, Inc. |
Tesla, Inc.
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tesla Motors, Inc.
|
|
UC Hastings College of the Law (historically; now UC Law San Francisco with separate governance)
surface form:
UC Hastings College of the Law
|
UC Hastings College of the Law
via predicate surface "formerNameOf"
ⓘ
surface form:
UC Law San Francisco
|
|
UC Hastings College of the Law (historically; now UC Law San Francisco with separate governance)
surface form:
UC Law San Francisco
|
UC Hastings College of the Law ⓘ |
| Wi‑Fi Alliance |
Wi‑Fi Alliance
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
|
| Aquinnah | Gay Head via predicate surface "hasFormerName" ⓘ |
| Emma Thompson | Emma Thompson via predicate surface "birthName" self-link ⓘ |
| Mary Baker Eddy | Mary Morse Baker via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Judy Garland |
Judy Garland
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Frances Ethel Gumm
|
| Dee Dee Ramone | Douglas Glenn Colvin via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Yma Sumac | Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo via predicate surface "birthName" ⓘ |
| Maila Nurmi |
Maila Nurmi
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi
|
| Joint Commission |
Joint Commission
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
|
| Mary of Teck |
Mary of Teck
via predicate surface "birthName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck
|