Clive
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Clive is a masculine given name of English origin, traditionally used in English-speaking countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clive canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21462999 — 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: Clive Context triple: [Clive Exton, givenName, Clive]
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A.
Clive
Clive is a surname most famously associated with Robert Clive, the 18th-century British officer who played a key role in establishing British rule in India.
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B.
Clive
Clive is a suburban city in central Iowa, United States, known for its residential communities and location within the greater Des Moines metropolitan area.
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C.
Clive
Clive is a small coastal settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, situated near the mouth of the Ngaruroro River.
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D.
Clive
Clive is the foul-mouthed, surreal comic persona played by Peter Cook in the British comedy recordings "Derek and Clive" alongside Dudley Moore.
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E.
Clive
Clive is the birth name of DJ Kool Herc, the pioneering Jamaican-American DJ widely credited as a founding figure of hip hop.
- 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: Clive Target entity description: Clive is a masculine given name of English origin, traditionally used in English-speaking countries.
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A.
Clive
Clive is the given first name of C. S. Lewis, the renowned British writer, scholar, and author of "The Chronicles of Narnia."
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B.
Clive
Clive is a surname most famously associated with Robert Clive, the 18th-century British officer who played a key role in establishing British rule in India.
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C.
Clive
Clive is the birth name of DJ Kool Herc, the pioneering Jamaican-American DJ widely credited as a founding figure of hip hop.
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D.
Clive
Clive is a small coastal settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, situated near the mouth of the Ngaruroro River.
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E.
Clive
Clive is a suburban city in central Iowa, United States, known for its residential communities and location within the greater Des Moines metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
John