Dobbie
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Dobbie is a Scottish surname borne by various notable individuals, including military figures and public servants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dobbie canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23187754 — 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: Dobbie Context triple: [William George Shedden Dobbie, familyName, Dobbie]
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A.
Dobbi
Dobbi is a dialect of the Eastern Gurage branch of the Ethiopian Semitic languages, spoken by a subgroup of the Gurage people in Ethiopia.
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B.
Dougie
Dougie is a familiar diminutive form of the given name Doug, often used as an affectionate nickname.
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C.
Binnie
Binnie is the surname of Brian Binnie, a Scottish-American test pilot and astronaut known for flying SpaceShipOne on its historic suborbital spaceflights.
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D.
Dobkin
Dobkin is a Jewish surname borne by various notable individuals, including figures in Israeli politics, arts, and public life.
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E.
Dooley
Dooley is the nickname of American actor and musician Dooley Wilson, best known for playing Sam and performing "As Time Goes By" in the classic film Casablanca.
- 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: Dobbie Target entity description: Dobbie is a Scottish surname borne by various notable individuals, including military figures and public servants.
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A.
Dobbi
Dobbi is a dialect of the Eastern Gurage branch of the Ethiopian Semitic languages, spoken by a subgroup of the Gurage people in Ethiopia.
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B.
Dougie
Dougie is a familiar diminutive form of the given name Doug, often used as an affectionate nickname.
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C.
Binnie
Binnie is the surname of Brian Binnie, a Scottish-American test pilot and astronaut known for flying SpaceShipOne on its historic suborbital spaceflights.
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D.
Dobkin
Dobkin is a Jewish surname borne by various notable individuals, including figures in Israeli politics, arts, and public life.
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E.
Dooley
Dooley is the nickname of American actor and musician Dooley Wilson, best known for playing Sam and performing "As Time Goes By" in the classic film Casablanca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.