Mac Lochlainn
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Mac Lochlainn is an Irish Gaelic surname historically associated with several notable families and clans in Ireland, particularly in the north-west.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mac Lochlainn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20248252 — 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: Mac Lochlainn Context triple: [McLaughlin, hasAnglicisationOf, Mac Lochlainn]
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A.
Mac Leòid
Mac Leòid is the original Scottish Gaelic form of the surname MacLeod, associated with the historic Highland clan of that name.
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B.
Ruairidh MacLeòid
Ruairidh MacLeòid is the Scottish Gaelic form of the name Roderick MacLeod, traditionally associated with Highland and Hebridean Scottish heritage.
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C.
Mac Aoidh
Mac Aoidh is a Gaelic surname, anglicized in forms such as McKay, traditionally associated with Scottish and Irish clans.
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D.
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands and Ireland.
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E.
Tormod MacLeòid
Tormod MacLeòid is a Scottish Gaelic poet best known for his 19th-century verse that helped preserve and promote Gaelic language and culture.
- 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: Mac Lochlainn Target entity description: Mac Lochlainn is an Irish Gaelic surname historically associated with several notable families and clans in Ireland, particularly in the north-west.
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A.
Mac Leòid
Mac Leòid is the original Scottish Gaelic form of the surname MacLeod, associated with the historic Highland clan of that name.
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B.
Ruairidh MacLeòid
Ruairidh MacLeòid is the Scottish Gaelic form of the name Roderick MacLeod, traditionally associated with Highland and Hebridean Scottish heritage.
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C.
Mac Aoidh
Mac Aoidh is a Gaelic surname, anglicized in forms such as McKay, traditionally associated with Scottish and Irish clans.
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D.
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands and Ireland.
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E.
Tormod MacLeòid
Tormod MacLeòid is a Scottish Gaelic poet best known for his 19th-century verse that helped preserve and promote Gaelic language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.