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
Pine Mountain
surface form: Pine Mountain, Georgia
Pine Mountain via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Antiochus IV Epiphanes Antiochus IV Epiphanes via predicate surface "regnalName" self-link
Belvedere Castle, Central Park Belvedere Castle via predicate surface "hasName"
Jeeter Fry Jeeter Frye via predicate surface "nameVariant"
Alexander III
surface form: Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander III via predicate surface "regnalName" self-linksurface differs
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building Howard T. Markey National Courts Building via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Swan, Iowa Swan via predicate surface "hasName"
Swan, Iowa Swan, Iowa via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
San Lorenzo Acopilco San Lorenzo Acopilco via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Truman Streckfus Persons Truman Streckfus Persons via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Rogers family plot Rogers family plot via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
piastre of French Indochina cent via predicate surface "subunitName"
piastre of French Indochina sapèque via predicate surface "subunitName"
UFO Bridge UFO Bridge via predicate surface "observationDeckName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: UFO Observation Deck
Council of Pisa Council of Pisa via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Oryx gazella herd via predicate surface "groupName"
Old Court
surface form: Old Court, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Old Court via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Greenfield
surface form: Greenfield, New York
Greenfield via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII via predicate surface "papalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alexander VII
Town of Cairo, New York Cairo via predicate surface "hasName"
Michael Chan Michael Chan via predicate surface "isNameOf" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Michael Chan (Ontario politician)
Michael Chan Michael Chan via predicate surface "isNameOf" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Michael Chan (actor)
Michael Chan Michael Chan via predicate surface "isNameOf" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Michael Chan (businessman)
Thompson submachine gun Tommy Gun via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Thompson submachine gun Chicago Typewriter via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Thompson submachine gun Trench Broom via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Min East Asian given names via predicate surface "hasNameCategory"
London Southend Airport Company Limited London Southend Airport Company Limited via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Old Bridge
surface form: Old Bridge, Pontypridd
Old Bridge via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
National Lido of Wales National Lido of Wales via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Paul V Paul V via predicate surface "papalName" self-link
Al-Mansur Al-Mansur via predicate surface "regnalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: al-Mansur
Cambrai 1917 Battle of Cambrai via predicate surface "hasName"
Tynwald Chambers, Douglas Tynwald Chambers, Douglas via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tynwald Chambers
Water of Lee Water of Lee via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Kanto Mountains Kanto Mountains via predicate surface "JapaneseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 関東山地
Lake Ōnuma 大沼 via predicate surface "JapaneseName"
Burlington armour named after Chobham Common test area via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Barberini
surface form: Maffeo Barberini
Pope Urban VIII via predicate surface "papalName"
surface form: Urban VIII
Holt End, Hampshire Holt End, Hampshire via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Holt End
Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone via predicate surface "ChineseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 合肥高新技术产业开发区
Zulo’s Bar Zulo’s Bar via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Betfred Cup Betfred Cup via predicate surface "sponsoredName" self-link
CTA bus route 22 Clark Clark via predicate surface "hasName"
Troy
surface form: Troy, Alabama
Troy via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Rocket City Trash Pandas raccoon via predicate surface "nameRefersTo"
Rocket City Trash Pandas trash panda (slang for raccoon) via predicate surface "nameRefersTo"
Pope John XXII Pope John XXII via predicate surface "papalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: John XXII
Philip II
surface form: Philip II of France
Philip II via predicate surface "regnalName" self-linksurface differs