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
Sudetenland Sudetes mountains via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Lime Springs, Iowa Lime Springs via predicate surface "hasName"
Charles I of Austria Charles I of Austria via predicate surface "regnalName" self-link
Charles I of Austria Karl of Austria via predicate surface "regnalName"
surface form: Karl I. von Österreich
Picayune, Mississippi Picayune via predicate surface "hasName"
Deepwater Horizon oil spill Macondo Prospect via predicate surface "wellName"
Texas Derby El Capitán via predicate surface "trophyName"
Terminal A
surface form: Terminal A (Newark Liberty International Airport)
Terminal A via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Eden, Colorado Eden via predicate surface "hasName"
Eden, Colorado Eden, Colorado via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Lichfield City Council Lichfield City Council via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Gasherbrum IV Shining Wall via predicate surface "faceName"
Middle Branch Croton River Middle Branch Croton River via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
The American Riviera Santa Barbara metropolitan area via predicate surface "nicknameOf"
surface form: Santa Barbara area
Jaipur Pink City via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Jaipur Paris of India via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Avispas Santiago de Cuba baseball team via predicate surface "nicknameOf"
Gnus recursive acronym "Gnus is Not Unix Shell" (humorous backronym often cited) via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri Jhumpa Lahiri via predicate surface "hasName"
Old Prussians Prussia via predicate surface "gaveNameTo"
Red
surface form: Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach via predicate surface "nicknameOf"
surface form: Arnold Auerbach
Lake Ladoga ice road Road of Life via predicate surface "RussianName"
surface form: Дорога жизни
Vineland, Colorado Vineland via predicate surface "hasName"
Waterloo & City line The Drain via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Presque Isle, Pennsylvania French via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
surface form: French language
Frontal Aviation Frontal Aviation via predicate surface "RussianName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frontovaya aviatsiya
Military Transport Aviation Военно-транспортная авиация via predicate surface "RussianName"
SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Giovanni
surface form: Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III via predicate surface "papalName"
surface form: Julius III
Keelung River Keelung River via predicate surface "ChineseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 基隆河
Government Code and Cypher School GC&CS via predicate surface "codeName"
Senior Combination Room
surface form: Senior Combination Room, Peterhouse
Senior Combination Room via predicate surface "hasName"
Arrowhead Arrowhead Stadium via predicate surface "sponsoredName"
surface form: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Arrowhead Arrowhead Stadium via predicate surface "nicknameOf"
surface form: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Arrowhead Kansas City Chiefs home field via predicate surface "nicknameOf"
Jianwen Emperor Hongxi Emperor via predicate surface "posthumousName"
surface form: Hui Emperor
Sinibaldo Fieschi Pope Innocent IV via predicate surface "papalName"
surface form: Innocent IV
Buster Vivian Burey Marshall via predicate surface "nicknameOf"
Hongguang Emperor Emperor Gongmin via predicate surface "posthumousName"
Lasker Award America’s Nobels via predicate surface "nicknamed"
CHAdeMO derived from Japanese phrase "O cha demo ikaga desuka" via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
County of Trastámara House of Trastámara via predicate surface "gaveNameTo"
SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Galba Sulpicius via predicate surface "nomen"
VIS 100 pistol
surface form: VIS 100
named in reference to the pre‑war VIS wz.35 pistol via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Belfast Metropolitan College Titanic Quarter campus Belfast Metropolitan College Titanic Quarter campus via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Titanic Quarter campus
Belfast Metropolitan College Titanic Quarter campus Belfast Metropolitan College Titanic Quarter campus via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Belfast Met Titanic Quarter campus
River Yarrow River Yarrow via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Skowhegan Opera House Skowhegan Opera House via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Abeno Harukas あべのハルカス via predicate surface "JapaneseName"