MacNeil | GPTKB v2

All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
MacNeil canonical	5
McNeil	3
MacNeill	2
McNeill	2
MacNeal	1
McNeal	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1487504 — 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: MacNeil
Context triple: [Neilson, isRelatedTo, MacNeil]

A. McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
B. McFeely
McFeely is the middle name of beloved American children's television host Fred Rogers, famously known as Mister Rogers.
C. Neilson
Neilson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, traditionally meaning "son of Neil."
D. Maginnes
Maginnes is the maiden surname of Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, an American philanthropist and the wife of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
E. McKean
McKean is a Scottish and Irish surname borne by various notable individuals, including American Founding Father Thomas McKean.
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: MacNeil
Target entity description: MacNeil is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.

A. McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
B. McFeely
McFeely is the middle name of beloved American children's television host Fred Rogers, famously known as Mister Rogers.
C. Neilson
Neilson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, traditionally meaning "son of Neil."
D. Maginnes
Maginnes is the maiden surname of Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, an American philanthropist and the wife of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
E. McKean
McKean is a Scottish and Irish surname borne by various notable individuals, including American Founding Father Thomas McKean.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family name ⓘ surname ⓘ
associatedWithClan	Clan MacNeil ⓘ
derivedFrom	Gaelic patronymic form of Niall ⓘ
hasCategory	Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames ⓘ Scottish surnames ⓘ Surnames of Scottish origin ⓘ
hasCountryOfOrigin	Scotland ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin	English ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
hasMeaning	son of Niall ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Alexandra MacNeil ⓘ Heather MacNeil ⓘ Neil MacNeil ⓘ Robert MacNeil ⓘ Rory MacNeil ⓘ
hasRegionOfOrigin	Scottish Highlands ⓘ
hasVariant	MacNeil self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MacNeal MacNeil self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MacNeill MacNeil self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: McNeal MacNeil self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: McNeil MacNeil self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: McNeill
isUsedAs	surname in politics ⓘ surname in sports ⓘ surname in the arts ⓘ
isUsedInCountry	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neilson → isRelatedTo → MacNeil ⓘ

Clan MacNeil → hasSept → MacNeil ⓘ

this entity surface form: MacNeill

Clan MacNeil → hasSept → MacNeil ⓘ

this entity surface form: McNeil

Clan MacNeil → hasSept → MacNeil ⓘ

this entity surface form: McNeill

Joseph McNeil → familyName → MacNeil ⓘ

this entity surface form: McNeil