Silas
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Silas is a given name of Latin origin, commonly used as a masculine first or middle name in English-speaking countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Silas canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16687876 — 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: Silas Context triple: [Joseph Silas Diller, middleName, Silas]
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A.
Silas
Silas is a surname most prominently associated with American basketball coach Stephen Silas.
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B.
Silas
Silas is a fanatical albino monk and key antagonist in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his violent devotion and self-flagellation.
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C.
Silas
Silas is the aging, itinerant farmhand whose return and decline drive the emotional and moral core of Robert Frost’s narrative poem "The Death of the Hired Man."
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D.
Silas
Silas is a mysterious, otherworldly guardian figure who protects and mentors the boy Nobody Owens in Neil Gaiman’s novel "The Graveyard Book."
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E.
Silas
Silas is an early Christian leader and missionary companion of Paul, mentioned in the New Testament for his role in spreading the gospel and strengthening the early Church.
- 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: Silas Target entity description: Silas is a given name of Latin origin, commonly used as a masculine first or middle name in English-speaking countries.
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A.
Silas
Silas is an early Christian leader and missionary companion of Paul, mentioned in the New Testament for his role in spreading the gospel and strengthening the early Church.
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B.
Silas
Silas is a fanatical albino monk and key antagonist in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his violent devotion and self-flagellation.
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C.
Silas
Silas is the aging, itinerant farmhand whose return and decline drive the emotional and moral core of Robert Frost’s narrative poem "The Death of the Hired Man."
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D.
Silas
Silas is a mysterious, otherworldly guardian figure who protects and mentors the boy Nobody Owens in Neil Gaiman’s novel "The Graveyard Book."
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E.
Silas
Silas is a surname most prominently associated with American basketball coach Stephen Silas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.