The Naming of Cats
E115052
"The Naming of Cats" is a whimsical poem by T. S. Eliot that humorously explores the secret, multifaceted names that cats possess beyond the ones humans give them.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Naming of Cats canonical | 4 |
| The Naming of Cats (song) | 1 |
| The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T971264 — 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: The Naming of Cats Context triple: [Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, containsPoem, The Naming of Cats]
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A.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a whimsical collection of light verse about anthropomorphic cats by T. S. Eliot, best known today as the basis for the musical "Cats."
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B.
Cat Country
Cat Country is a themed exhibit at the Memphis Zoo that showcases a variety of wild feline species in naturalistic habitats.
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C.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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D.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos is an affluent town in California’s Silicon Valley known for its historic downtown, upscale residential neighborhoods, and proximity to major tech companies.
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E.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective novel by Douglas Adams that follows the eccentric "holistic detective" Dirk Gently as he solves mysteries through the interconnectedness of all things.
- 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: The Naming of Cats Target entity description: "The Naming of Cats" is a whimsical poem by T. S. Eliot that humorously explores the secret, multifaceted names that cats possess beyond the ones humans give them.
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A.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a whimsical collection of light verse about anthropomorphic cats by T. S. Eliot, best known today as the basis for the musical "Cats."
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B.
Cat Country
Cat Country is a themed exhibit at the Memphis Zoo that showcases a variety of wild feline species in naturalistic habitats.
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C.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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D.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos is an affluent town in California’s Silicon Valley known for its historic downtown, upscale residential neighborhoods, and proximity to major tech companies.
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E.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective novel by Douglas Adams that follows the eccentric "holistic detective" Dirk Gently as he solves mysteries through the interconnectedness of all things.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| adaptationBy | Andrew Lloyd Webber ⓘ |
| adaptationTitle |
The Naming of Cats (song)
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linked to:
The Naming of Cats
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| adaptedAs | song in the musical Cats ⓘ |
| author | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes | three different kinds of names for cats ⓘ |
| exploresConcept | cats having multiple names ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
comic verse
ⓘ
whimsical poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | anthropomorphized cats ⓘ |
| hasCopyrightStatus | under copyright in many jurisdictions (as of early 21st century) ⓘ |
| hasLine |
A cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES
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The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter ⓘ
linked to:
The Naming of Cats
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| hasNotableCollection |
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
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linked to:
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
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| hasStructure | single continuous poem ⓘ |
| includedIn |
stage musical Cats
ⓘ
linked to:
Cats (musical)
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| includedInEdition | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats first edition ⓘ |
| influenced | popular perception of cats in English-language culture ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | both children and adults ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | varied ⓘ |
| subject | cats ⓘ |
| targetMedium | print ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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individuality ⓘ names ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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playful ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
humor
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personification ⓘ repetition ⓘ rhyme ⓘ rhythm ⓘ |
| writer | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Naming of Cats Description of subject: "The Naming of Cats" is a whimsical poem by T. S. Eliot that humorously explores the secret, multifaceted names that cats possess beyond the ones humans give them.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Naming of Cats
linked to: The Naming of Cats