Paul (given name)
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Paul is a common masculine given name of Latin origin, traditionally associated with the meaning “small” or “humble” and widely used across many European languages and cultures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul (given name) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14424602 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul (given name) Context triple: [de Paul, etymologyRelatedTo, Paul (given name)]
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A.
Paul
Paul is a notable town on the Cape Verdean island of Santo Antão, known for its lush valleys and traditional rural life.
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B.
Paul
Paul is a central character in the psychological horror film "It Comes at Night," portrayed as a protective family man struggling to safeguard his loved ones amid a mysterious, apocalyptic threat.
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C.
Paul
Paul is the ill-fated, obsessive young boy in D. H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” whose frantic quest to secure his family’s financial fortune drives the plot’s tragic climax.
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D.
Paul
Paul is the central character of the story "Paul the Peddler," depicted as a resourceful young street vendor navigating the challenges of urban life.
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E.
Paul
Paul is a family name most notably borne by Wolfgang Paul, the German physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul (given name) Target entity description: Paul is a common masculine given name of Latin origin, traditionally associated with the meaning “small” or “humble” and widely used across many European languages and cultures.
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A.
Paul
Paul is a notable town on the Cape Verdean island of Santo Antão, known for its lush valleys and traditional rural life.
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B.
Paul
Paul is a central character in the psychological horror film "It Comes at Night," portrayed as a protective family man struggling to safeguard his loved ones amid a mysterious, apocalyptic threat.
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C.
Paul
Paul is the ill-fated, obsessive young boy in D. H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” whose frantic quest to secure his family’s financial fortune drives the plot’s tragic climax.
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D.
Paul
Paul is the central character of the story "Paul the Peddler," depicted as a resourceful young street vendor navigating the challenges of urban life.
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E.
Paul
Paul is a character from the film "Nobody’s Business," contributing to the story’s exploration of personal and family relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.