Spofford
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Spofford is a surname most notably associated with Harriet Prescott Spofford, a 19th-century American writer known for her gothic and romantic fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spofford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19921886 — 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: Spofford Context triple: [Harriet Prescott Spofford, familyName, Spofford]
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A.
Sanborn
Sanborn is a prominent recording artist known for his influential work in contemporary jazz and smooth jazz saxophone performance.
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B.
Sanborn
Sanborn is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including American abolitionist and reformer Franklin Benjamin Sanborn.
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C.
Spaulding
Spaulding is a fictional surname most prominently associated with the wealthy and influential Spaulding family on the long-running American soap opera "Guiding Light."
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D.
Gardiner
Gardiner is an English surname historically associated with Princess Muna al-Hussein, the British-born mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
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E.
Gardiner
Gardiner is a commonly used short name for the Gardiner Expressway, a major elevated highway running along Toronto’s waterfront.
- 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: Spofford Target entity description: Spofford is a surname most notably associated with Harriet Prescott Spofford, a 19th-century American writer known for her gothic and romantic fiction.
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A.
Sanborn
Sanborn is a prominent recording artist known for his influential work in contemporary jazz and smooth jazz saxophone performance.
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B.
Sanborn
Sanborn is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including American abolitionist and reformer Franklin Benjamin Sanborn.
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C.
Spaulding
Spaulding is a fictional surname most prominently associated with the wealthy and influential Spaulding family on the long-running American soap opera "Guiding Light."
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D.
Gardiner
Gardiner is a commonly used short name for the Gardiner Expressway, a major elevated highway running along Toronto’s waterfront.
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E.
Gardiner
Gardiner is an English surname historically associated with Princess Muna al-Hussein, the British-born mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.