nameOf

P744
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the name or designation of another entity.

All labels observed (179)

Label Occurrences
hasName 7,603
nameVariant 984
nameOrigin 820

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: nameOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the name or designation of another entity.

Sample triples (15,678)

Subject Object
Klaas Koop Klaas Koop via predicate surface "nameString" self-link
Palmer medieval Europe via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
House of Representatives
surface form: House of Representatives (Netherlands)
House of Representatives of the Netherlands via predicate surface "hasDutchName"
surface form: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Palm Theatre Palm Theatre via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Charles IX of Sweden Charles IX via predicate surface "regnalName"
Walpole St Peter
surface form: Church of St Peter, Walpole St Peter
Ely Cathedral via predicate surface "nicknamed"
surface form: Cathedral of the Fens
Joseph the Betrothed Joseph via predicate surface "hasName"
Doubtful Sound / Patea Doubtful Sound / Patea via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Doubtful Sound
Doubtful Sound / Patea Patea via predicate surface "hasName"
Eemskanaal Eemskanaal via predicate surface "hasDutchName" self-link
Traverse City Pit Spitters reference to cherry pits via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Savo Sound named Ironbottom Sound because of many sunken ships via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Médaille militaire “soldier’s medal” via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Grand Trianon Grand Trianon via predicate surface "hasFrenchName" self-link
Pepi II Neferkare Pepi II Neferkare via predicate surface "nomen" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pepi
John II of Castile John II via predicate surface "regnalName"
Terminal 3
surface form: Terminal 3 (Wuhan Tianhe International Airport)
Terminal 3 via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Peace Garden Peace Garden via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Bobby Clarke Bobby via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Shinano River Shinano River via predicate surface "JapaneseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 信濃川
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito via predicate surface "nameInJapanese" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 東伏見宮依仁親王
Macon, North Carolina Macon via predicate surface "hasName"
MG 42 machine gun
surface form: MG 42
Hitler’s buzzsaw via predicate surface "nicknamed"
MG 42 machine gun
surface form: MG 42
Hitler’s buzzsaw via predicate surface "nicknamed"
surface form: Hitler’s saw
Cretin-Derham Hall High School Raiders via predicate surface "hasTeamName"
Sahure Sahure via predicate surface "nomen" self-link
al-Musta'sim al-Musta'sim via predicate surface "regnalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: al-Musta'sim Billah
Olivia literary name via predicate surface "hasNameCategory"
Olivia nature name via predicate surface "hasNameCategory"
Olivia classic name via predicate surface "hasNameCategory"
Peninsula Stadium Peninsula Stadium via predicate surface "sponsoredName" self-link
Adidas Telstar Durlast named after the Telstar communications satellite via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
River Colne
surface form: River Colne (West Yorkshire)
River Colne via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Peter II of Yugoslavia Peter II of Yugoslavia via predicate surface "regnalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Peter II
Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998 Chagai via predicate surface "codeName"
surface form: Chagai-I
Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998 Chagai via predicate surface "codeName"
surface form: Chagai-II
Pope John Paul I Pope John Paul I via predicate surface "papalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Paul I
Sinhala script hal kirīma via predicate surface "viramaName"
HMS Namur Namur via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
East Branch Croton River East Branch Croton River via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Prufrock tunnel boring machine J. Alfred Prufrock via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
surface form: named after J. Alfred Prufrock from T. S. Eliot’s poem
Mame (stage role) Mame via predicate surface "hasName"
La Grange, Kentucky, United States
surface form: La Grange, Kentucky
La Grange via predicate surface "hasName"
Operation London Bridge death of Queen Elizabeth II via predicate surface "codenameFor"
River Tawd River Tawd via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Empress Teimei Teimei via predicate surface "posthumousName"
Georgian Supplement Georgian Supplement via predicate surface "blockName" self-link
Karl XIII of Sweden Karl XIII via predicate surface "regnalName"
Karl XIII of Sweden Carl XIII via predicate surface "regnalName"