Edgar
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Edgar is a masculine given name of Old English origin, traditionally meaning "wealthy spear" or "prosperous warrior."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edgar canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12529841 — 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: Edgar Context triple: [Edgar Feuchtinger, givenName, Edgar]
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A.
Edgar
Edgar is the first name of Edgar Allan Poe, the influential 19th-century American writer known for his macabre poetry and pioneering detective fiction.
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B.
Edgar
Edgar was an English royal figure of the late 10th century, notable as the son of King Æthelred the Unready.
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C.
Edgar
Edgar is a fictional character who appears in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story "The May-Pole of Merry Mount," which explores themes of joy, repression, and Puritanism in early New England.
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D.
Edgar
Edgar is an opera by Giacomo Puccini that predates and stylistically anticipates his later success with Manon Lescaut.
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Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
- 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: Edgar Target entity description: Edgar is a masculine given name of Old English origin, traditionally meaning "wealthy spear" or "prosperous warrior."
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A.
Edgar
Edgar is the first name of Edgar Allan Poe, the influential 19th-century American writer known for his macabre poetry and pioneering detective fiction.
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B.
Edgar
Edgar was an English royal figure of the late 10th century, notable as the son of King Æthelred the Unready.
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C.
Edgar
Edgar is a fictional character who appears in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story "The May-Pole of Merry Mount," which explores themes of joy, repression, and Puritanism in early New England.
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D.
Edgar
Edgar is an opera by Giacomo Puccini that predates and stylistically anticipates his later success with Manon Lescaut.
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E.
Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.