Nelly Ternan
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Nelly Ternan was a 19th-century English actress best known as the long-term mistress and muse of novelist Charles Dickens.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellen Ternan | 2 |
| Ellen "Nelly" Ternan | 1 |
| Nelly Ternan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12219557 — 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: Nelly Ternan Context triple: [The Invisible Woman, narrativeFocus, Nelly Ternan]
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A.
Ellen French
Ellen French was an American socialite from a prominent family, best known as the wife of wealthy businessman and sportsman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
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B.
Ellen Terry
Ellen Terry was a celebrated 19th-century English stage actress renowned for her Shakespearean roles and her long, influential partnership with actor-manager Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre.
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C.
Lillian Bohny
Lillian Bohny is an individual associated with the use or authorship of works or materials attributed to the name Bohny.
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D.
Dorothy Crofts
Dorothy Crofts was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, a prominent statesman under King Charles II.
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E.
Elizabeth French
Elizabeth French was the wife of John Tillotson, the 17th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 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: Nelly Ternan Target entity description: Nelly Ternan was a 19th-century English actress best known as the long-term mistress and muse of novelist Charles Dickens.
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A.
Ellen French
Ellen French was an American socialite from a prominent family, best known as the wife of wealthy businessman and sportsman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
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B.
Ellen Terry
Ellen Terry was a celebrated 19th-century English stage actress renowned for her Shakespearean roles and her long, influential partnership with actor-manager Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre.
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C.
Lillian Bohny
Lillian Bohny is an individual associated with the use or authorship of works or materials attributed to the name Bohny.
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D.
Dorothy Crofts
Dorothy Crofts was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, a prominent statesman under King Charles II.
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E.
Elizabeth French
Elizabeth French was the wife of John Tillotson, the 17th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nelly Ternan
linked to: Nelly Ternan
linked to: Nelly Ternan