Esmeralda
E206980
Esmeralda is a compassionate Romani street dancer in Victor Hugo’s novel "Notre-Dame de Paris," whose beauty and kindness captivate several central characters and drive much of the story’s tragedy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Esmeralda canonical | 50 |
| Esmeralda (character) | 3 |
| Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | 1 |
| Esmerelda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1841436 — 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: Esmeralda Context triple: [Notre-Dame de Paris, mainCharacter, Esmeralda]
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A.
Pierrette
Pierrette is a French feminine given name, traditionally considered the female form of Pierre.
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B.
Renée
Renée is a feminine given name of French origin, commonly used in French-speaking countries and beyond.
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C.
Cunégonde
Cunégonde is a central character in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known as Candide’s beloved whose misfortunes and changing fortunes mirror the work’s critique of optimism and society.
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D.
Francesca
Francesca is an Italian given name, traditionally the feminine form of Francesco and commonly used in Italian-speaking and other European cultures.
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E.
Leonora
Leonora is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often considered a variant of Eleanor or Leonore.
- 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: Esmeralda Target entity description: Esmeralda is a compassionate Romani street dancer in Victor Hugo’s novel "Notre-Dame de Paris," whose beauty and kindness captivate several central characters and drive much of the story’s tragedy.
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A.
Pierrette
Pierrette is a French feminine given name, traditionally considered the female form of Pierre.
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B.
Renée
Renée is a feminine given name of French origin, commonly used in French-speaking countries and beyond.
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C.
Cunégonde
Cunégonde is a central character in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known as Candide’s beloved whose misfortunes and changing fortunes mirror the work’s critique of optimism and society.
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D.
Francesca
Francesca is an Italian given name, traditionally the feminine form of Francesco and commonly used in Italian-speaking and other European cultures.
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E.
Leonora
Leonora is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often considered a variant of Eleanor or Leonore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victor Hugo character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
character in film adaptations of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
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character in stage adaptations of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Notre-Dame de Paris
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linked to:
Notre-Dame Cathedral
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Notre-Dame Cathedral ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Romani of Paris ⓘ |
| biologicalMother | Paquette la Chantefleurie ⓘ |
| birthFamily | Paquette la Chantefleurie ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
religious hypocrisy
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social injustice ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
beautiful
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compassionate ⓘ kind ⓘ |
| creator | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| danceStyle | street performance ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Romani ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Notre-Dame de Paris
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linked to:
Notre-Dame Cathedral
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasPet | Djali ⓘ |
| kidnappedAsInfantBy | Romani ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf |
Claude Frollo
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Phoebus de Châteaupers ⓘ Quasimodo ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
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tragic heroine ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation | street dancer ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | Claude Frollo ⓘ |
| petType | goat ⓘ |
| raisedBy |
Romani people
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linked to:
Romani
|
| rescuedBy | Quasimodo ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 15th-century Paris ⓘ |
| storyEvent |
captured after sanctuary is violated
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executed by hanging ⓘ rescued from execution by Quasimodo ⓘ sentenced to death ⓘ wrongly accused of attempted murder of Phoebus ⓘ |
| symbolism |
idealized beauty
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innocence ⓘ marginalized people ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1831 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Esmeralda Description of subject: Esmeralda is a compassionate Romani street dancer in Victor Hugo’s novel "Notre-Dame de Paris," whose beauty and kindness captivate several central characters and drive much of the story’s tragedy.
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
"Notre-Dame de Paris" (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)
linked to: Esmeralda
subject linked to:
works of Victor Hugo
subject linked to:
works of Victor Hugo
subject linked to:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 Disney animated film)
subject linked to:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 Disney animated film)
linked to: Esmeralda
Top of the World (song from The Hunchback of Notre Dame musical)
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performer
→
Esmeralda (character)
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subject linked to:
Top of the World
linked to: Esmeralda
linked to: Esmeralda
subject linked to:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
subject linked to:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
subject linked to:
Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)