Nerilka
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Nerilka is the protagonist of Anne McCaffrey's Pern novella "Nerilka's Story," known for her quiet strength, compassion, and sense of duty during a devastating plague.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nerilka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19100451 — 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: Nerilka Context triple: [Nerilka's Story, mainCharacter, Nerilka]
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A.
Anala
Anala is a lesser-known name or aspect of Agni, the Vedic god of fire in Hindu mythology.
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B.
Nerissa
Nerissa is a witty and loyal lady-in-waiting to Portia in Shakespeare’s play "The Merchant of Venice," known for her intelligence, humor, and role in the play’s romantic subplots.
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C.
Sheilia
Sheilia is a feminine given name, typically considered an alternative spelling of the name Sheila.
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D.
Cinthia
Cinthia is a feminine given name, most commonly recognized as a spelling variant of Cynthia.
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E.
Caila
Caila is an alternate given name associated with American actress and producer Marsai Martin.
- 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: Nerilka Target entity description: Nerilka is the protagonist of Anne McCaffrey's Pern novella "Nerilka's Story," known for her quiet strength, compassion, and sense of duty during a devastating plague.
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A.
Anala
Anala is a lesser-known name or aspect of Agni, the Vedic god of fire in Hindu mythology.
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B.
Nerissa
Nerissa is a witty and loyal lady-in-waiting to Portia in Shakespeare’s play "The Merchant of Venice," known for her intelligence, humor, and role in the play’s romantic subplots.
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C.
Sheilia
Sheilia is a feminine given name, typically considered an alternative spelling of the name Sheila.
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D.
Cinthia
Cinthia is a feminine given name, most commonly recognized as a spelling variant of Cynthia.
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E.
Caila
Caila is an alternate given name associated with American actress and producer Marsai Martin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.