reasonForName
P7885
predicate
Indicates the explanation or cause behind why an entity has a particular name.
Aliases (11)
- hasReasonForName ×4
- namingMotivation ×2
- adoptedNameMeaning ×1
- adoptedNameReason ×1
- hasNamingMotivation ×1
- historicalReasonForName ×1
- nameDerivation ×1
- nameExplained ×1
- namedAfterReason ×1
- namingReason ×1
- reasonForPseudonym ×1
Sample triples (29)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| ALGOL W | variant of ALGOL ("nameDerivation") → |
| Austerity Games | frugal conditions ("hasReasonForName") → |
| Austerity Games | limited financial resources ("hasReasonForName") → |
| Austerity Games | post-war economic hardship ("hasReasonForName") → |
| Austerity Games | rationing in the United Kingdom ("hasReasonForName") → |
| Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone | commemoration of research and naval support vessels RRS Charles Darwin and USNS Gibbs ("namingMotivation") → |
| City of Light | early adoption of street lighting in Paris → |
| City of Light | historic role as a center of art → |
| City of Light | historic role as a center of culture → |
| City of Light | historic role as a center of enlightenment thought → |
| City of Stars | concentration of celebrities in Quezon City → |
| City of Stars | presence of film studios in Quezon City → |
| City of Stars | presence of major TV networks in Quezon City → |
| City of the Kings | founded under Spanish colonial authority → |
| City of the Kings | honor of the Three Wise Men (Reyes Magos) → |
| Erik the Red | to attract settlers → |
| Guadalupe Victoria | Victoria refers to victory in the independence struggle ("adoptedNameMeaning") → |
| Guadalupe Victoria | in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe ("adoptedNameReason") → |
| Heezen Glacier | to honor Bruce C. Heezen ("hasNamingMotivation") → |
| Mount Diablo meridian | named after Mount Diablo ("namingReason") → |
| NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award | to honor Bill Russell’s legacy as an NBA Finals legend ("namedAfterReason") → |
| Place du Maréchal Leclerc | commemoration of French liberation efforts in World War II ("namingMotivation") → |
| Project 211 | “211” refers to “21st century” and “approximately 100 universities” ("nameExplained") → |
| Queen City of the Trails | Independence, Missouri was a major starting point for westward pioneer trails → |
| Thomas Matthew | religious persecution risk in 16th-century England ("reasonForPseudonym") → |
| Tropic of Cancer | Sun was in constellation Cancer at June solstice in classical antiquity ("historicalReasonForName") → |
| Velvet Divorce | peaceful nature of the split → |
| the Dark | Heraclitus’s enigmatic writing → |
| the Dark | Heraclitus’s obscure style of thought → |