Mac Aoidh
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Mac Aoidh is a Gaelic surname, anglicized in forms such as McKay, traditionally associated with Scottish and Irish clans.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mac Aodha | 3 |
| Mac Aoidh canonical | 1 |
| Mac Carthy | 1 |
| Mac Gille Easbaig | 1 |
| Oisin Mac Aodha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12609835 — 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: Mac Aoidh Context triple: [McKay, derivedFrom, Mac Aoidh]
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A.
Mac Dhùghaill
Mac Dhùghaill is a Scottish Gaelic surname that represents the original Gaelic form of the anglicized name MacDougall.
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B.
Domnall mac Gilla Pátraic
Domnall mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige who later became king of Leinster and was noted for his military and political influence in medieval Ireland.
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C.
Domnall Brecc
Domnall Brecc was a 7th-century king of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland, known for his military defeats and the decline of his kingdom’s power during his reign.
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D.
Murchadh
Murchadh is a traditional Irish given name of Gaelic origin, historically borne by several medieval Irish nobles and chieftains.
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E.
Ruairí
Ruairí is an Irish given name traditionally borne by men, closely related to names like Roderic/Roderick and associated with historical Gaelic nobility.
- 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: Mac Aoidh Target entity description: Mac Aoidh is a Gaelic surname, anglicized in forms such as McKay, traditionally associated with Scottish and Irish clans.
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A.
Mac Dhùghaill
Mac Dhùghaill is a Scottish Gaelic surname that represents the original Gaelic form of the anglicized name MacDougall.
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B.
Domnall mac Gilla Pátraic
Domnall mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige who later became king of Leinster and was noted for his military and political influence in medieval Ireland.
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C.
Domnall Brecc
Domnall Brecc was a 7th-century king of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland, known for his military defeats and the decline of his kingdom’s power during his reign.
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D.
Murchadh
Murchadh is a traditional Irish given name of Gaelic origin, historically borne by several medieval Irish nobles and chieftains.
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E.
Ruairí
Ruairí is an Irish given name traditionally borne by men, closely related to names like Roderic/Roderick and associated with historical Gaelic nobility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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