Afonso
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Afonso is a Portuguese given name historically borne by several kings of Portugal and associated with medieval Iberian nobility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afonso canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15426373 — 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: Afonso Context triple: [Afonso III of Portugal, givenName, Afonso]
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A.
Afonso
Afonso is a Portuguese surname most notably borne by the renowned geometric abstractionist painter and architect Nadir Afonso.
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B.
Afonso the Brave
Afonso the Brave is the epithet of Afonso IV, a 14th-century King of Portugal known for his military campaigns and consolidation of royal power.
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C.
António
António is a common Portuguese given name, notably borne by António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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D.
Afonso Gonçalves
Afonso Gonçalves was a Portuguese sailor and explorer who served in the pioneering early voyages of Portugal’s maritime expansion to India.
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E.
Sebastian of Portugal
Sebastian of Portugal was the young and zealous 16th-century king whose disastrous 1578 crusading campaign in Morocco led to his death and a dynastic crisis that precipitated the Iberian Union under Spanish rule.
- 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: Afonso Target entity description: Afonso is a Portuguese given name historically borne by several kings of Portugal and associated with medieval Iberian nobility.
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A.
Afonso
Afonso is a Portuguese surname most notably borne by the renowned geometric abstractionist painter and architect Nadir Afonso.
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B.
Afonso the Brave
Afonso the Brave is the epithet of Afonso IV, a 14th-century King of Portugal known for his military campaigns and consolidation of royal power.
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C.
António
António is a common Portuguese given name, notably borne by António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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D.
Afonso Gonçalves
Afonso Gonçalves was a Portuguese sailor and explorer who served in the pioneering early voyages of Portugal’s maritime expansion to India.
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E.
Sebastian of Portugal
Sebastian of Portugal was the young and zealous 16th-century king whose disastrous 1578 crusading campaign in Morocco led to his death and a dynastic crisis that precipitated the Iberian Union under Spanish rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.