Lewis
E358648
Lewis is a masculine given name of English origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewis canonical | 44 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3462648 — 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: Lewis Context triple: [Lewis Clive, givenName, Lewis]
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A.
Lewis
"Lewis" is a notable film or television work featuring British actor Edward Fox, recognized as part of his distinguished acting career.
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B.
Lewis
Lewis is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, civil rights, arts, and sports.
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C.
Lee
Lee is a given name shared by numerous individuals across different cultures and professions.
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D.
Willard
Willard is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "resolute" or "strong-willed."
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E.
Eldridge
Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
- 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: Lewis Target entity description: Lewis is a masculine given name of English origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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A.
Lewis
"Lewis" is a notable film or television work featuring British actor Edward Fox, recognized as part of his distinguished acting career.
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B.
Lewis
Lewis is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, civil rights, arts, and sports.
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C.
Lee
Lee is a given name shared by numerous individuals across different cultures and professions.
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D.
Willard
Willard is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "resolute" or "strong-willed."
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E.
Eldridge
Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| category |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
masculine given names ⓘ |
| commonUsagePeriod | modern era ⓘ |
| etymologicalOrigin |
Germanic name Hludwig
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Old French given name Louis ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Lew
ⓘ
Lewie ⓘ |
| hasHomograph |
Lewis (family name)
ⓘ
Lewis (place name) ⓘ Lewis (surname) ⓘ
linked to:
Lewis
|
| hasRelatedSurname | Lewis ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Lewys
ⓘ
Louis ⓘ Luis ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| meaning |
famous warrior
ⓘ
renowned in battle ⓘ |
| nameType |
forename
ⓘ
personal name ⓘ |
| script | Latin ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | Louis ⓘ |
| typicalBearersGender | male ⓘ |
| usageFrequency |
common in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
common in the United States ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Lewis Description of subject: Lewis is a masculine given name of English origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence)
subject linked to:
Lewis Burwell
subject linked to:
Lew Burdette won three games in the series