Maman Brigitte
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Maman Brigitte is a powerful Vodou spirit associated with death, cemeteries, and protection of the dead, often depicted as the fiery, rum-drinking wife or counterpart of Baron Samedi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maman Brigitte canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12168596 — 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: Maman Brigitte Context triple: [Gede lwa, familyHead, Maman Brigitte]
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A.
Michèle
Michèle is a feminine given name of French origin, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
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B.
Geneviève Brunet
Geneviève Brunet is an actress known for her role in the visually distinctive French fantasy film "The City of Lost Children."
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C.
Micheline
Micheline is a feminine given name of French origin, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
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D.
Françoise Lebrun
Françoise Lebrun is a French actress best known for her work in 1970s auteur cinema, particularly her acclaimed performance in Jean Eustache’s film "The Mother and the Whore."
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E.
Bernadette Lafont
Bernadette Lafont was a pioneering French actress closely associated with the French New Wave, known for her bold, unconventional roles across art-house and popular cinema.
- 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: Maman Brigitte Target entity description: Maman Brigitte is a powerful Vodou spirit associated with death, cemeteries, and protection of the dead, often depicted as the fiery, rum-drinking wife or counterpart of Baron Samedi.
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A.
Michèle
Michèle is a feminine given name of French origin, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
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B.
Geneviève Brunet
Geneviève Brunet is an actress known for her role in the visually distinctive French fantasy film "The City of Lost Children."
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C.
Micheline
Micheline is a feminine given name of French origin, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
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D.
Françoise Lebrun
Françoise Lebrun is a French actress best known for her work in 1970s auteur cinema, particularly her acclaimed performance in Jean Eustache’s film "The Mother and the Whore."
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E.
Bernadette Lafont
Bernadette Lafont was a pioneering French actress closely associated with the French New Wave, known for her bold, unconventional roles across art-house and popular cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.