Taras
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Taras is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, most famously borne by the Ukrainian poet and national figure Taras Shevchenko.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taras canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15316836 — 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: Taras Context triple: [Taras Shevchenko, givenName, Taras]
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A.
Taras
Taras is the ancient Greek city in southern Italy that later became known by its Roman name Tarentum.
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B.
Tymofiy
Tymofiy is a masculine given name of Ukrainian origin, notably borne by economist and former Ukrainian minister Tymofiy Mylovanov.
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C.
Bogdana
Bogdana is a Slavic female given name, generally meaning “given by God” or “God’s gift.”
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D.
Vasyl
Vasyl is a common Ukrainian male given name, equivalent to Basil in English.
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E.
Oleksy
Oleksy is a Polish surname most notably borne by Józef Oleksy, a prominent Polish politician and former Prime Minister.
- 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: Taras Target entity description: Taras is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, most famously borne by the Ukrainian poet and national figure Taras Shevchenko.
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A.
Taras
Taras is the ancient Greek city in southern Italy that later became known by its Roman name Tarentum.
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B.
Tymofiy
Tymofiy is a masculine given name of Ukrainian origin, notably borne by economist and former Ukrainian minister Tymofiy Mylovanov.
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C.
Bogdana
Bogdana is a Slavic female given name, generally meaning “given by God” or “God’s gift.”
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D.
Vasyl
Vasyl is a common Ukrainian male given name, equivalent to Basil in English.
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E.
Oleksy
Oleksy is a Polish surname most notably borne by Józef Oleksy, a prominent Polish politician and former Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.