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
St. Elisabeth Church St. Elisabeth Church via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
El Niño Spanish term meaning “the Christ Child” via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Teredo named after the Teredo navalis shipworm via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line 湘南新宿ライン via predicate surface "nameInJapanese"
Pope Pius IX Pope Pius IX via predicate surface "papalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pius IX
Zakopane winter capital of Poland via predicate surface "nicknamed"
Operation Granby United Kingdom military campaign in the Gulf War via predicate surface "codenameFor"
Robbins Reef named after a local pilot or family named Robbins via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
RTCIceCandidate RTCIceCandidate via predicate surface "constructorName" self-link
Palatine Hill palace via predicate surface "gaveNameTo"
Palatine Hill palatine via predicate surface "gaveNameTo"
Best Actress
surface form: Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Awards statuette via predicate surface "trophyName"
surface form: Oscar statuette
The Shard The Shard via predicate surface "observationDeckName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: The View from The Shard
Robert II of Scotland Robert II of Scotland via predicate surface "regnalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Robert II
Cyrillic Extended-B Cyrillic Extended-B via predicate surface "blockName"
Celtic settlement Arausio
surface form: Arausio
Orange (France) via predicate surface "gaveNameTo"
surface form: Orange, Vaucluse
Celtic settlement Arausio
surface form: Arausio
Orange (city) via predicate surface "gaveNameTo"
Education Basic Law of Japan Education Basic Law of Japan via predicate surface "JapaneseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 教育基本法
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
surface form: Chengdu
Chengdu, Sichuan, China via predicate surface "ChineseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 成都
Philippe, Duke of Anjou Philip V of Spain via predicate surface "regnalName"
CONCACAF Gold Cup Gold Cup trophy via predicate surface "trophyName"
FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy via predicate surface "trophyName"
Golden Boot golden shoe worn by a footballer via predicate surface "nameRefersTo"
Belshazzar Belšar-uṣur via predicate surface "nameVariant"
Belshazzar Baltasar via predicate surface "nameVariant"
Belshazzar Balthazar via predicate surface "nameVariant"
Emperor Meiji Emperor Meiji via predicate surface "posthumousName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Meiji
River South Esk River South Esk via predicate surface "hasName" self-link
Terminal 2
surface form: Terminal 2 (José Martí International Airport)
Terminal 2 via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Phanar district of Istanbul derived from Greek word for lantern or beacon (phanari) via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Grateful Dead Grateful Dead via predicate surface "hasFanBaseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Deadheads
SpiderMonkey named after a toy spider monkey in Netscape offices via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Taiwan Strait Taiwan Strait via predicate surface "ChineseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 台湾海峡
River Leven
surface form: River Leven (Fife)
River Leven via predicate surface "hasName" self-linksurface differs
Green Mountains French phrase "monts verts" or "verts monts" via predicate surface "nameOrigin"
Operation Herrick War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) via predicate surface "codenameFor"
surface form: United Kingdom military operations in Afghanistan
Nancy theophoric name via predicate surface "hasNameCategory"
Nancy biblical name via predicate surface "hasNameCategory"
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball via predicate surface "nicknamed" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jayhawks
Great Kanto earthquake Great Kanto earthquake via predicate surface "JapaneseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 関東大震災
Louis XV of France Louis XV of France via predicate surface "regnalName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Louis XV
Kyoto Imperial Palace Kyoto Imperial Palace via predicate surface "JapaneseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 京都御所
Direction générale des patrimoines et de l’architecture Direction générale des patrimoines et de l’architecture via predicate surface "hasFrenchName" self-link
ZWD cent via predicate surface "subunitName"
Senkaku Islands Senkaku Islands via predicate surface "ChineseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Diaoyu Islands
Senkaku Islands Senkaku Islands via predicate surface "ChineseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Diaoyutai Islands
Senkaku Islands Senkaku Islands via predicate surface "JapaneseName" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senkaku-shotō
Operation MI MI via predicate surface "codeName"
Markermeer Markermeer via predicate surface "hasDutchName" self-link
Small Nggela Small Nggela via predicate surface "hasName" self-link