Fanny Adams
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Fanny Adams was a young English girl whose 1867 murder became notorious and led to her name entering British slang as a darkly humorous term meaning “nothing of value.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fanny Adams canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21855814 — 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: Fanny Adams Context triple: [Fanny Adams, name, Fanny Adams]
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A.
Fanny Adams
Fanny Adams was the wife of American Civil War general and later Maine governor Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, known for her role as his lifelong partner and correspondent.
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B.
Fanny Robarts
Fanny Robarts is a central fictional character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Framley Parsonage," depicted as the sensible and devoted wife of the ambitious clergyman Mark Robarts.
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C.
Fanny Chamberlain
Fanny Chamberlain was the wife of American Civil War hero and Maine governor Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, known for her role as his steadfast partner and correspondent during and after the war.
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D.
Fanny Grady
Fanny Grady is the original name and identity of the fictional romance novelist Felicia Gallant from the soap opera "Another World."
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E.
Fanny Minafer
Fanny Minafer is a central character in Booth Tarkington’s novel "The Magnificent Ambersons," known for her anxious, meddling nature and her role in the decline of the once-prominent Amberson family.
- 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: Fanny Adams Target entity description: Fanny Adams was a young English girl whose 1867 murder became notorious and led to her name entering British slang as a darkly humorous term meaning “nothing of value.”
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A.
Fanny Adams
Fanny Adams was the wife of American Civil War general and later Maine governor Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, known for her role as his lifelong partner and correspondent.
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B.
Fanny Robarts
Fanny Robarts is a central fictional character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Framley Parsonage," depicted as the sensible and devoted wife of the ambitious clergyman Mark Robarts.
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C.
Fanny Chamberlain
Fanny Chamberlain was the wife of American Civil War hero and Maine governor Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, known for her role as his steadfast partner and correspondent during and after the war.
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D.
Fanny Grady
Fanny Grady is the original name and identity of the fictional romance novelist Felicia Gallant from the soap opera "Another World."
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E.
Fanny Minafer
Fanny Minafer is a central character in Booth Tarkington’s novel "The Magnificent Ambersons," known for her anxious, meddling nature and her role in the decline of the once-prominent Amberson family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Fanny Adams