Smid
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Smid is a surname of Dutch and German origin, closely related to occupational names meaning "smith."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14806848 — 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: Smid Context triple: [Smits, variantOf, Smid]
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A.
Smidovich
Smidovich is an urban-type settlement in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast, serving as a local administrative and population center in the region.
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B.
Šmidke
Šmidke is a Slovak surname most notably borne by Karol Šmidke, a prominent Slovak communist politician and resistance figure during World War II.
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C.
Smikrines
Smikrines is a central character in Menander’s ancient Greek comedy "Epitrepontes," typically portrayed as a curmudgeonly, miserly old man whose attitudes drive much of the play’s conflict.
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D.
Schirmitz
Schirmitz is a small municipality in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, Germany.
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E.
Schmarbeck
Schmarbeck is a small watercourse in Lower Saxony, Germany, known as one of the minor streams feeding into the Örtze River within the Lüneburg Heath region.
- 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: Smid Target entity description: Smid is a surname of Dutch and German origin, closely related to occupational names meaning "smith."
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A.
Smidovich
Smidovich is an urban-type settlement in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast, serving as a local administrative and population center in the region.
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B.
Šmidke
Šmidke is a Slovak surname most notably borne by Karol Šmidke, a prominent Slovak communist politician and resistance figure during World War II.
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C.
Smikrines
Smikrines is a central character in Menander’s ancient Greek comedy "Epitrepontes," typically portrayed as a curmudgeonly, miserly old man whose attitudes drive much of the play’s conflict.
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D.
Schirmitz
Schirmitz is a small municipality in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, Germany.
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E.
Schmarbeck
Schmarbeck is a small watercourse in Lower Saxony, Germany, known as one of the minor streams feeding into the Örtze River within the Lüneburg Heath region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.