previousNamePeriod

P78284
predicate

Indicates the time span during which an entity was known by a former name before changing to its current name.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
hasFormerNamePeriod 2
previousNamePeriod canonical 2
formerDesignationPeriod 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: previousNamePeriod
Generated description
Indicates the time span during which an entity was known by a former name before changing to its current name.

Sample triples (8)

Subject Object
Stavropol 1935–1943 ⓘ
Khujand Leninabad was official name in Soviet period via predicate surface "timePeriodOfName" ⓘ
AT&T Field 2000–2007 ⓘ
A Line (1990–2019 designation contextually reversed)
surface form: A Line (Los Angeles Metro)
1990–2019 via predicate surface "formerDesignationPeriod" ⓘ
Academia Gelro-Zutphanica 17th–early 19th century via predicate surface "usedNamePeriod" ⓘ
Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team Scuderia Toro Rosso (2006–2019) via predicate surface "hasFormerNamePeriod" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team Scuderia AlphaTauri (2020–2023) via predicate surface "hasFormerNamePeriod" NERFINISHED ⓘ
SAS Arena MCH Arena via predicate surface "formerNamePeriodOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ