diff --git a/data/ontologies/digital-heraldry-ontology-entities.ttl b/data/ontologies/digital-heraldry-ontology-entities.ttl
index 09e0b241af1ec5e3d14292c3f75050419e0fb406..6a5c8a4d36c6a9b5d8af1249937770bd2f15692a 100644
--- a/data/ontologies/digital-heraldry-ontology-entities.ttl
+++ b/data/ontologies/digital-heraldry-ontology-entities.ttl
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ dhoe:attributesCoATo rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
                      rdfs:label "attributesCoATo"@en .
 
 
+###  http://digitalheraldry.org/digital-heraldry-ontology/entities#hasAppellation
+dhoe:hasAppellation rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
+                    rdfs:domain dhoe:IdentifiedEntity ;
+                    rdfs:range dhoe:Appellation ;
+                    rdfs:label "hasAppellation"@en .
+
+
 ###  http://digitalheraldry.org/digital-heraldry-ontology/entities#hasIdentificationAct
 dhoe:hasIdentificationAct rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
                           rdfs:domain dhor:CoatOfArmsRepresentation ;
@@ -83,6 +90,12 @@ dhoe:AbstractConcept rdf:type owl:Class ;
                      rdfs:label "AbstractConcept"@en .
 
 
+###  http://digitalheraldry.org/digital-heraldry-ontology/entities#Appellation
+dhoe:Appellation rdf:type owl:Class ;
+                 rdfs:comment "Appellation of an entity, e.g. as the name of the person."@en ;
+                 rdfs:label "Appellation"@en .
+
+
 ###  http://digitalheraldry.org/digital-heraldry-ontology/entities#CoAIdentificationAct
 dhoe:CoAIdentificationAct rdf:type owl:Class ;
                           rdfs:subClassOf dhor:DescriptionAct ;